come alive

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come alive

verb comes alive · coming alive · came alive · come alive

idiomatic to become responsive and animated. Southgate's faith was rewarded when Kane got off the mark with England's crucial second in the 2-0 win over Germany. It was the catalyst for the real Kane to come alive in the tournament - and he punished Ukraine in trademark style.

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@misc{come_alive_2026,
  title = {come alive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20alive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}