She burst ______ tears.
She burst ______ tears.
A: to
B: in
C: with
D: None of these(into)
The fixed expression is burst into tears. Into marks movement from a neutral state to crying. Burst in tears and burst with tears are nonstandard. Burst to tears is incorrect. Many verb plus preposition pairs behave as set phrases. Memorize into for tears. Therefore the correct choice is the none option that implies into.