burst out crying

burst out crying

To begin crying very suddenly and profusely. I thought everything was fine until she burst out crying in the middle of dinner.
See also: burst, crying, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • burst into tears
  • burst into
  • burst into (some place)
  • burst on
  • burst (up)on (one)
  • burst into flame
  • burst into flame(s)
  • burst into sight
  • burst out laughing
  • burst on the scene
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