Burst into

She burst into tears.

Meaning

Suddenly start doing something, changing very quickly from one state or situation to the other.

Why into?

Into is used in many phrasal verbs where an action or situation changes from one form to another. It describes the process or change in the noun that follows.

Check out more phrasal verbs with the same preposition logic in Logic > into.

Collocations

So, what words go together with burst into?

burst into
tears
laughter
giggles
blossom
bloom
leaves
applause
flower
war
flames
life
song

Examples

She burst into tears as the verdict was read.
I burst into tears of joy.
The driver escaped with no injuries after the car burst into flames.
A terrified passenger described the moment the engine burst into flames.
He burst into helpless laughter at the ridiculous exaggeration.
The crowd burst into wild applause.
He burst into a fit of giggles.
Carnival celebrations burst into life as thousands of revellers took to the streets.
They surprised us by bursting into song.
I love it when poppies burst into flower.
Some bulbs burst into bloom very early in spring.
The trees in our garden have burst into blossom.
The buds were bursting into leaves.
The conflict might burst into full-scale war.

Grammar

inseparable Don't separate this phrasal verb in this context. It takes an object. Something bursts into something or someone bursts into something.