Idiom
come alive
Meaning
to become responsive and animated.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The party really comes alive when the music starts.”
“The quiet city streets come alive at night with music, lights, and crowds of happy people.”
“As the conductor raised his baton, the orchestra seemed to come alive, filling the grand hall with a powerful and emotional symphony.”
Examples
simple
“The party really comes alive when the music starts.”
contextual
“The quiet city streets come alive at night with music, lights, and crowds of happy people.”
complex
“As the conductor raised his baton, the orchestra seemed to come alive, filling the grand hall with a powerful and emotional symphony.”
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