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.

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Meanwhile, the Floral Pathways palette references the color’s unmistakable connection to the earth—seeing it not as an end in itself, but as the means by which Cornflower Blue, Rose Tan, and other subtle pastels spring to life. —

Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 5 Dec. 2024 Below, 20 members of Forbes Technology Council share their top strategies for preparing response teams to spring into action in the face of a zero-day event. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Instead, a helicopter crashed through the stained glass window and cast a pall on the ceremony, prompting everyone in attendance to spring into action and help the victims. —

The Deadline Tv Team, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024 When one of them, a conspiracy theorist, fires a gun at a cell tower, the police spring into action and violence ensues. —

Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spring into/to action/life

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