galvanize into action

galvanize (one) into action

To induce or cause one to start doing something. We'd been trying to ignore the leak in our roof, but that torrential downpour finally galvanized us into action. Oh yeah, I returned those books today—the threat of a hefty library fine is what ultimately galvanized me into action.
See also: action, galvanize
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

galvanize someone into action

Fig. to stimulate someone into some activity. The explosion galvanized Martha into action. We were galvanized into action by the storm.
See also: action, galvanize
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • galvanize
  • galvanize (one) into action
  • get to the bottom of
  • get to the bottom of (something)
  • get to the bottom of something
  • the heavens open
  • the heavens opened
  • a (real) frog-strangler
  • strangler
  • choker
References in periodicals archive
Naek has asked Senate Secretariat to shake off lethargy and inertia immediately and galvanize into action to help achieve the objectives for which the Upper House of the Parliament was created.
Naek for galvanizing Senate Secretariat into action
Naek has asked the Senate Secretariat to shake off lethargy and inertia immediately and to galvanize into action to help achieve the objectives for which the Upper House of the Parliament was created.
Naek For Galvanising Senate Secretariat Into Action