burst into tears

and burst out crying

Fig. to begin to cry suddenly. After the last notes of her song, the audience burst into tears, such was its beauty and tenderness. The children burst into tears on hearing of the death of their dog.

burst into tears

to suddenly cry She burst into tears when she read the rejection letter. Every time I thought about it I'd burst into tears.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Larrie	LER-ee, LAR-ee	English
Lily	['lili]
Margarita	mahr-gah-REE-tah (Spanish, Russian)	Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Late Roman
Huddleston	['hʌdlstəun]
Heleentje	hay-LAY:N-tyə	Dutch
Arnaude	ar-NOD	French (Rare)