tears spring to someone's eyes
idiom
—used to say that someone suddenly starts to cry
Tears sprang to his eyes when he read about the accident.
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“Tears spring to someone's eyes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tears%20spring%20to%20someone%27s%20eyes. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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