- spring at someone or something
- spring at someone or somethingto jump at someone or something. •
The cat sprang at me but could not sink in its claws.
•The spider sprang at the moth and captured it.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
spring at someone or something
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stoked (on someone or something) — od. excited by someone or something. (See also stokin’.) □ We were stoked on Mary. She is the greatest. □ Everyone is stoked on spring. □ Now, don’t get too stoked, you are the one who has to run … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spring on — ˈspring on [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they spring on he/she/it springs on present participle springing on past tense sprang on pas … Useful english dictionary
spring — spring1 W2S2 [sprıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(season)¦ 2¦(curved metal)¦ 3¦(water)¦ 4 spring in your step 5 full of the joys of spring 6¦(sudden jump)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(SEASON)¦ [U and C] the season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear … Dictionary of contemporary English
spring — spring1 [ sprıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the season of the year between winter and summer: early/late spring last/this/next spring in (the) spring: In spring the garden is a feast of blossoms. a ) only before noun happening in spring or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spring — 1 /sprIN/ noun 1 SEASON (C, U) the season between winter and summer when leaves and flowers appear: It was a cold, sunny day in early spring | the spring of 1933 | spring flowers 2 BED/CARS ETC a) (countable usually plural) something, usually a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spring from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms spring from : present tense I/you/we/they spring from he/she/it springs from present participle springing from past tense sprang from past participle sprung from 1) spring from someone/something to come from a … English dictionary
spring — I UK [sprɪŋ] / US noun Word forms spring : singular spring plural springs *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the season of the year between winter and summer early/late spring last/this/next spring in (the) spring: The garden is so beautiful in… … English dictionary
spring to mind — come/spring to mind if someone or something springs to mind, you immediately think of them. I m trying to think of someone who might help out with the kids. Yvette comes to mind. Don t you think sex is funny, Marty? Funny isn t the word that… … New idioms dictionary
spring for — ˈspring for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they spring for he/she/it springs for present participle springing for past tense sprang for … Useful english dictionary
spring a surprise — phrase to tell someone something in order to surprise them On his first day at work they sprang a surprise on him. Thesaurus: to make someone feel shocked or surprisedsynonym Main entry: spring * * * spring a surprise : to do … Useful english dictionary
Spring (operating system) — Spring was an experimental microkernel based object oriented operating system developed at Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Using technology substantially similar to concepts developed in the Mach kernel, Spring concentrated on providing a… … Wikipedia
