Idiom
come back from the dead
Meaning
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The old company has come back from the dead.”
“After years of poor sales, the brand has come back from the dead with a popular new product line.”
“Few expected the retired politician to come back from the dead, yet he launched a successful campaign that stunned his rivals.”
Examples
simple
“The old company has come back from the dead.”
contextual
“After years of poor sales, the brand has come back from the dead with a popular new product line.”
complex
“Few expected the retired politician to come back from the dead, yet he launched a successful campaign that stunned his rivals.”
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