burst with (an emotion)
burst with (an emotion)
Of an emotion, to be so filled up with something as to be unable to contain it. I was bursting with anger after they fired me from my job. My kids burst with joy when we told them we were going to the theme park over the weekend.
See also: burst
burst with joy
To be so filled up with happiness as to be unable to contain it. My kids burst with joy when we told them we were going to the theme park over the weekend.
See also: burst, joy
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
burst with joy
Fig. [for someone] to be full to the bursting point with happiness. (To be so filled with joy as if to burst.) When I got my grades, I could have burst with joy. Bill was not exactly bursting with joy when he got the news.
See also: burst, joy
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
burst with
Be overfull with something, be unable to contain oneself with an emotion. For example, Jane's award made her parents burst with pride, or Harry is bursting with the news about his promotion. [Early 1600s]
See also: burst
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- burst with
- burst with joy
- burst with excitement
- excitement
- burst with pride
- choked with emotion
- choked by emotion
- (stark) raving bonkers
- raving
- stark