Friday, February 5, 2010

A sudden change in actions or reactions


Burst out
To suddenly begin a physical action.

- Every one in the room burst out into conversation.
- The audience burst out into applause.

 Burst into
To suddenly begin a conversation, singing, .

- Everyone burst out into conversation/applause/song.
- At one point, members of the security forces reportedly burst into a meeting of demonstrators.
- he burst out speech when we entered.

Break into
To start doing something suddenly:

- The child broke into a run /a song.
- The horse broke into a brisk trot.
- If she lay on her right side, she broke into a paroxysm of coughing.

Explode into
Suddenly begin to move or start a new activity:

 - A bird exploded into flight.
-  He suddenly exploded into action.










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