bring something back to life

bring something back to life
bring something back to life
Fig. to restore vitality to something, such as a performance, a story, etc. (See also bring someone or an animal back to life.) •

The third act of the play had a clever twist that brought the whole drama back to life.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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