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.
Examples of spring into/to action/life in a Sentence
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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.
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
But on March 15 when the curtain lifts on the NFL’s new year, the Rams will be primed to spring into action.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The response quickly went viral after it was shared on social media on Tuesday, prompting the Beyhive to spring into action calling on the station to change its tune.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
And when that happens, the Belles spring into action, then, too.
—Colbi Edmonds Madeline Gray, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
The axis of resistance did not spring to life on October 7.
—Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
The only problem — the pizzeria’s giant animatronic animal characters spring to life and go on murderous rampages.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2023
Do Vaccines Raise the Infectious Dose? When someone encounters a pathogen for the second time (whether because of a prior illness or vaccination), several host defenses spring into action.
—WIRED, 19 Nov. 2023
The peace movement will spring to action as soon as Israel takes the fight to Hamas in Gaza.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
But on March 15 when the curtain lifts on the NFL’s new year, the Rams will be primed to spring into action.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
The response quickly went viral after it was shared on social media on Tuesday, prompting the Beyhive to spring into action calling on the station to change its tune.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2024
And when that happens, the Belles spring into action, then, too.
—Colbi Edmonds Madeline Gray, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
The axis of resistance did not spring to life on October 7.
—Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
The only problem — the pizzeria’s giant animatronic animal characters spring to life and go on murderous rampages.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2023
Do Vaccines Raise the Infectious Dose? When someone encounters a pathogen for the second time (whether because of a prior illness or vaccination), several host defenses spring into action.
—WIRED, 19 Nov. 2023
The peace movement will spring to action as soon as Israel takes the fight to Hamas in Gaza.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 11 Oct. 2023
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