- burst in on sth phrasal
- verb (T) to interrupt something at an embarrassing moment: I burst in on the meeting thinking that the room was empty.
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
burst in on sth phrasal
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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
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
ˌburst ˈin on sb/sth — phrasal verb to suddenly enter a room where someone is doing something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
burst — burst1 [bə:st US bə:rst] v past tense and past participle burst ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(break open)¦ 2 be bursting with something 3¦(move suddenly)¦ 4 burst open 5 be bursting to do something 6 be bursting 7 burst somebody s bubble 8 burst its banks Phrasal… … Dictionary of contemporary English
burst — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ short ▪ a short burst of energy ▪ sudden ▪ a sudden burst of enthusiasm ▪ quick … Collocations dictionary
burst out phrasal — verb 1 burst out laughing/crying etc to suddenly start to laugh, cry etc: They all burst out laughing at the expression on her face. 2 (T) to suddenly say something forcefully: I don t believe it! she burst out angrily. see also: outburst (1) 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
open — 1 adjective NOT CLOSED 1 DOOR/CONTAINER not closed, so that you can go through, take things out, or put things in: an open window | I guess I did leave the door open. | I can t get this milk open. | wide open (=completely open): The door was wide … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rush — 1 /rVS/ verb 1 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive always + adv/prep) to move very quickly, especially because you need to be somewhere very soon (+ out/past/through/along etc): We rushed home to find out what had happened to Julie. | One of the pipes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
laugh — 1 verb 1 MAKE SOUND (I) to make the sounds and movements of the face that people make when they think something is funny: Jonathan kept pulling funny faces at me, and I couldn t stop laughing. (+ at/about): I couldn t understand why they were all … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
