come alive

English

Verb

come alive (third-person singular simple present comes alive, present participle coming alive, simple past came alive, past participle come alive)

1. (idiomatic) to become responsive and animated.
   • 2021 July 3, Phil McNulty, “Ukraine 0-4 England”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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.