erupt into something

The town was about to erupt into a small war.

Before they reached it, the crowd erupted into sound and action.

One husband erupted into fury when asked the other day what he thought about his wife's new life.

Their attempts have erupted into violence several times over the last year.

But enough did that suddenly the front line erupted into chaos.

The game erupted into violence between football fans and police.

A worse thought erupted into his mind with the force of an explosion.

For the first time, an ugly battle between father and son erupted into public view.

He could not say exactly when their silent war had erupted into open conflict.

With the military coup in 1974 the situation erupted into a major crisis.