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5 Phrasal verbs with Burst

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Nov. 14, 2022

Burst in on

This phrasal verb means: "to enter a room very suddenly, interrupting the people who are inside or giving them a shock ".

A group of animal rights protesters burst in on the meeting and started shouting at the speaker.

Burst into

This phrasal verb means: "to suddenly start doing something”. For example, tears, laughter, applause, flames, flower.

When I asked her what was wrong, she just burst into tears.

Burst with

This phrasal verb means: "to have a lot of something, especially a particular feeling or quality, or to be full of people or things".

Helen, our teacher, was bursting with confidence and energy.

Burst out

This phrasal verb means: "to suddenly start to laugh or cry".

It was such a funny story - even the newsreader burst out laughing.

It can also mean: "to suddenly say something in an angry or excited way, especially when you have been trying to avoid saying anything".

"It's all your fault!" - she burst out angrily.

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