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Spring to life

Meaning:

We describe a thing or a person as springing to life if it or he or she goes from being very slow to very fast, or from being very inactive to very busy.

Example sentences:

1. He sprang to life.
2. The place sprang to life.
3. She always springs to life after her morning coffee.

Example dialogue:

Two friends are talking about a restaurant.

A: The restaurant isn't very busy in the mornings.
B: Does it ever get busy?
A: Oh yeah. It usually springs to life at about noon.
B: I see. It springs to life for lunch hour.

Practice:

Make a sentence using "spring to life".

 

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