Question 164
EasyOriginal questionChoose the word that best fills the blank.
The actor ______ into tears when he won the award.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
To burst into tears is to start crying suddenly.
Worth noting
Blew, blasted and popped all suggest something sudden, but only burst makes the idiom.
- Concept
- The word the sentence needs: "burst into tears"
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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