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breathe life into

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breathe (new) life into something
to make something that was boring seem interesting again Breathe new life into a tired old bathroom with a coat of brightly coloured paint in this season's exciting colours.
See also: breathe, life

breathe (new) life into something
to bring ideas and energy to something Changes in the performance have breathed new life into a show that seemed ready to close. He has promised to breathe new life into the organization.
See also: breathe, life


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Meanwhile, her younger sister Allie is struggling with the concept of her own approaching nose job, and her mother contemplates cosmetic surgery to breathe life into her own struggling career.
Can three young people breathe life into the myth of a legendary hero and save their country?
That rhythm fits nicely at the McGroarty Arts Center, where artists steadily and consistently breathe life into the former home of a poet laureate long since gone, but never forgotten.
 
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