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Phrase(s): come to life
1. Lit. to act as if alive after a period of seeming not to be alive. • As the anesthetic wore off, the patient came to life. • After CPR, the child came to life. 2. Fig. to become vigorous or lively. • About midnight, the party really came to life. • The actors didn’t come to life until the middle of the second act.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs