burst into flames

burst into flames
{v. phr.} To begin to burn suddenly. * /The children threw away some burning matches and the barn burst into flames./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • burst into flames — {v. phr.} To begin to burn suddenly. * /The children threw away some burning matches and the barn burst into flames./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • burst\ into\ flames — v. phr. To begin to burn suddenly. The children threw away some burning matches and the barn burst into flames …   Словарь американских идиом

  • burst into flames — ignited, caught on fire quickly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • burst into something — burst into (something) to begin to produce a lot of something. The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys. The car burst into flames. The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter. Related vocabulary:… …   New idioms dictionary

  • burst into — (something) to begin to produce a lot of something. The children burst into tears when they saw their ruined toys. The car burst into flames. The whole situation was so ridiculous, I simply burst into laughter. Related vocabulary: break into… …   New idioms dictionary

  • burst into something — ˈburst into sth derived to start producing sth suddenly and with great force • The aircraft crashed and burst into flames (= suddenly began to burn). • She burst into tears …   Useful english dictionary

  • burst into — phrasal verb Word forms burst into : present tense I/you/we/they burst into he/she/it bursts into present participle bursting into past tense burst into past participle burst into 1) burst into something [transitive] to suddenly start doing… …   English dictionary

  • burst into sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 to suddenly begin to make a sound, especially to start singing, crying, or laughing: The audience burst into applause. | burst into song: Everyone on the bus burst into song as we got closer to home. | burst into tears: Benny suddenly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • burst into — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you burst into tears, laughter, or song, you suddenly begin to cry, laugh, or sing. [V P n] She burst into tears and ran from the kitchen. [V P n] ...books that cause adults to burst into helpless laughter. 2) PHRASAL VERB When …   English dictionary

  • ˈburst ˌinto sth — phrasal verb 1) to suddenly start doing something Terri keeps bursting into tears (= starting to cry) for no reason.[/ex] 2) burst into flames to suddenly start burning …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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