spring into/to action/life
idiom
: to become suddenly very active and energetic
They sprang into action as soon as they received their orders.
The crowd sprang to life after the first goal was scored.
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Moreover, if it were thought to have been released deliberately, then countries’ security and intelligence agencies would no doubt spring into action.
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Jennifer Nuzzo, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Sohybe Alawneh sits in the back of the space, which operates daily as a location of Baja California Tacos until 8 p.m., waiting to spring into action.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
On Tuesday, the city’s public fountains will spring to life on Fountain Day.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
And — as with Negrón’s piece, though happening around us — the background seemed to spring to life around a sunrise of a barely audible soundings from the stage.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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Jennifer Nuzzo, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Sohybe Alawneh sits in the back of the space, which operates daily as a location of Baja California Tacos until 8 p.m., waiting to spring into action.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
On Tuesday, the city’s public fountains will spring to life on Fountain Day.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
And — as with Negrón’s piece, though happening around us — the background seemed to spring to life around a sunrise of a barely audible soundings from the stage.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Spring into/to action/life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20into%2Fto%20action%2Flife. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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