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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Mice were also much more likely to spring into action for familiar mice, as opposed to strangers.
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Somehow even topics like death spring to life in her hands.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
The bulk of that tension comes from a haunted wooden man that remains onscreen and barely ever moves—leaving the audience painfully stuck anticipating the moment when the nightmarish figure will spring to life.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Visible items, phone alerts, time of day, and location can be good visual reminders to help your brain spring into action.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
Somehow even topics like death spring to life in her hands.
—The Know, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025
The bulk of that tension comes from a haunted wooden man that remains onscreen and barely ever moves—leaving the audience painfully stuck anticipating the moment when the nightmarish figure will spring to life.
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Visible items, phone alerts, time of day, and location can be good visual reminders to help your brain spring into action.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spring into/to action/life
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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 27 Feb. 2025.
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