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spring to life

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spring to life

Fig. to become suddenly alive or more alive. The party sprang to life after midnight. The city sprang to life at dawn.

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spring to life

1. to suddenly become active I was standing on the golf course when the sprinkler system sprang to life without warning.

2. to begin existing The company sprang to life in 1939 as a manufacturer of testing instruments.

See also: life, spring