spring on
phrasal verb
sprang on or sprung on; sprung on; springing on; springs on
: to surprise (someone) with (something, such as a request or announcement)
You should try to prepare them for your decision instead of just springing it on them suddenly.
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The agreement is not something to spring on your partner and shouldn’t be the first conversation a couple has about money, Howard and Elise said.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The Dream entered this spring on the heels of six straight losing seasons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Australian label Zimmermann is set to open next spring on the same street, which completed a grand-scale, 46 million pound refurbishment earlier this year.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
But, rather than beginning to build, the project has remained on an unannounced hold, popping up in the spring on the state’s list of first-ground grant recipients and receiving a $50 million award for a project estimated to cost $104 million.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The Dream entered this spring on the heels of six straight losing seasons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Australian label Zimmermann is set to open next spring on the same street, which completed a grand-scale, 46 million pound refurbishment earlier this year.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
But, rather than beginning to build, the project has remained on an unannounced hold, popping up in the spring on the state’s list of first-ground grant recipients and receiving a $50 million award for a project estimated to cost $104 million.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Spring on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20on. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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