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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Terence Coventry’s angular bronze bull seems to sniff the air, tail taunt, for all the world ready to spring into action. — Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Shortly before midnight on Jan. 24, a 45-year-old mother’s desperate screams pierced the calm of her Brooklyn building — causing neighbors to spring into action to help the woman as she was being attacked by a younger man armed with a large knife. — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 From late April onward, the grassy knolls around Cortina, aka the Pearl of the Dolomites, spring to life. — Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025 Mice were also much more likely to spring into action for familiar mice, as opposed to strangers. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spring into/to action/life

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“Spring into/to action/life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20into%2Fto%20action%2Flife. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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