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spring to life |
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spring to life Fig. to become suddenly alive or more alive. The party sprang to life after midnight. The city sprang to life at dawn. spring to life 1. to suddenly become active I was standing on the golf course when the sprinkler system sprang to life without warning. 2. to begin existing The company sprang to life in 1939 as a manufacturer of testing instruments. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Among the sensations that crowded on me, when my eyes first looked upon her--familiar sensations which we all know, which spring to life in most of our hearts, die again in so many, and renew their bright existence in so few--there was one that troubled and perplexed me: one that seemed strangely inconsistent and unaccountably out of place in Miss Fairlie's presence. |
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