burst/explode into flames

idiom

: to suddenly begin burning
The engine burst/exploded into flames.

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Keep an eye out for the tavern’s blades to burst into flames throughout the day, pending weather, like the stream of fire emitted by the dragon atop Gringott’s in the Wizarding Worlds of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley at Universal Studios Florida. Samantha Neely, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025 The Piedmont crash is the second fatal accident involving a Tesla Cybertruck following an incident in Chambers County, Texas, in August where a Cybertruck veered off a road, burst into flames and left its driver dead, according to the Texas media outlet KHOU 11. Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 The Ukrainian military shared a clip purporting to show the strikes, missiles hitting four targets that then burst into flames. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 The video, originally shared by the Associated Press and later obtained by PEOPLE, shows a band performing on stage at the Club Pulse in Kočani around 2:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 16, when pyrotechnics hit the ceiling, which eventually burst into flames that went on to engulf the building. Brian Brant, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for burst/explode into flames

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