bring to life

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bring someone or something to life

Fig. to give vigor or vitality to someone or something; to reactivate someone or something. (See also bring something back to life.) A little singing and dancing would have brought the play to life. Some coffee will bring you to life.

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"The answer is easy," replied Don Quixote; "it is a greater work to bring to life a dead man. Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context Dantes was a man of great simplicity of thought, and without education; he could not, therefore, in the solitude of his dungeon, traverse in mental vision the history of the ages, bring to life the nations that had perished, and rebuild the ancient cities so vast and stupendous in the light of the imagination, and that pass before the eye glowing with celestial colors in Martin's Babylonian pictures. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context These and many other things he told them; for little Violet had won the love of many of the Frost-Spirits, and even when they killed the flowers she had toiled so hard to bring to life and beauty, she spoke gentle words to them, and sought to teach them how beautiful is love. Flower Fables by Alcott, Louisa May View in context			bring out the best in bring over from some place bring over some place) bring over to bring the house down bring through bring to bring to a boil bring to a close bring to a dead end bring to a halt bring to a head bring to a standstill bring to a successful conclusion bring to account bring to aid bring to attention bring to bear bring to book bring to do bring to feet bring to fruition bring to heel bring to justice bring to knees bring to life bring to light bring to mind bring to rest bring to senses bring to the [bargaining etc.] table bring to the fore bring to the party bring to the table bring to trial bring together bring under bring under control bring up bring up for bring up on bring up sharply bring up short bring up the rear bring up to bring up to date bring up with a start bring up-to-date bring with bring within a range bring within range			bring to book bring to completion bring to conclusion bring to do bring to effect bring to feet bring to fruition bring to full development bring to fullness bring to heel bring to heel bring to heel bring to heel bring to her knees bring to her knees bring to her knees bring to his knees bring to his knees bring to his knees bring to its feet bring to its knees bring to its knees bring to its knees bring to its peak bring to justice bring to justice bring to justice bring to justice bring to justice bring to knees bring to life bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light bring to light by degrees bring to market bring to maturity bring to mind bring to mind bring to mind bring to naught bring to nothing bring to notice bring to nought bring to order bring to pass bring to pass bring to pass bring to pass bring to reason bring to recollection bring to rest bring to rest bring to retribution bring to ruin bring to senses bring to terms bring to terms

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