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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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.
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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
But Crawford decided to spring into action and perform the rescue himself anyway.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
In the footage at the pond, Cobb sprints to his car to get a window punch, and other bystanders quickly spring into action.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
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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
But Crawford decided to spring into action and perform the rescue himself anyway.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
In the footage at the pond, Cobb sprints to his car to get a window punch, and other bystanders quickly spring into action.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
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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 28 Nov. 2024.
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