galvanize into action



galvanize someone into action

Fig. to stimulate someone into some activity. The explosion galvanized Martha into action. We were galvanized into action by the storm.
See also: action

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Franciscusfrahn-SIS-kus (Dutch)Late Roman, Dutch
Yngve-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Whatley['hwɔtli]
Friso-Frisian
Radana-Czech, Slovene
Evgeniyayev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)Bulgarian, Russian