give (something) new life

idiom

: to make (something) more active, interesting, etc.

Falling interest rates gave the housing market new life.

—often + to

Falling interest rates gave new life to the housing market.

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Like others before it, the property will eventually give new life to another business along the corridor. —

Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025 Transform Thrifted Items The winter is a great time to hunker down and give new life to thrifted furniture. —

Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025 The goal of the upcycling project was to give new life to denim by transforming old garments into new pieces. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2025 Her current initiatives include RoGuiltless Plastic, which challenges designers to give new life to plastic waste. —

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