burst into flame



burst into flame(s)

[for something] to catch fire and become a large fire quickly. As soon as the flame reached the curtains, the entire wall seemed to burst into flames. The two cars burst into flames soon after the collision.
See also: burst, flame

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tiedemann-German (Archaic)
Melicent-English (Archaic)
Wilhelmina[.wilə'mi:nə]
Pradip-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Albinus-Ancient Roman
Pasqualino-Italian