bring (someone or something) back to life

1. Literally, to reanimate a person or animal that has died. The patient did die on the table, but we were able to use the defibrillator to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, the dog's injuries were so severe that the doctor could not bring him back to life.

2. By extension, to energize someone. A: "OK, schedule Tuesday's meeting, get John on the phone, and then come in my office so we can all discuss that big project." B: "Wow, that cup of coffee really brought you back to life!"

3. To revitalize something that has become dull or stale. The new CEO's creative approach really brought that failing company back to life.

bring someone (or an animal) back to life

and bring someone (or an animal) back

to make someone or some living creature come back to life. There was nothing that would bring Jimmy's cat back. It was truly dead. Not even a magician could bring back the cat.

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.

词组	bring (someone or something) back to life
释义	bring (someone or something) back to life bring (someone or something) back to life 1. Literally, to reanimate a person or animal that has died. The patient did die on the table, but we were able to use the defibrillator to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, the dog's injuries were so severe that the doctor could not bring him back to life. 2. By extension, to energize someone. A: "OK, schedule Tuesday's meeting, get John on the phone, and then come in my office so we can all discuss that big project." B: "Wow, that cup of coffee really brought you back to life!" 3. To revitalize something that has become dull or stale. The new CEO's creative approach really brought that failing company back to life. See also: back, bring, life Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bring someone (or an animal) back to life and bring someone (or an animal) back to make someone or some living creature come back to life. There was nothing that would bring Jimmy's cat back. It was truly dead. Not even a magician could bring back the cat. See also: back, bring, 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. See also: back, bring, life McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: bring back to life die on die on (someone or something) die on someone raise (someone or something) from the dead raise from the dead literally (the) survival of the fittest (one) must have killed a Chinaman Chinaman
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