rise from the ashes

English

Etymology

The phrase refers to the resurrection of the mythical phoenix.

Pronunciation

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Verb

rise from the ashes (third-person singular simple present rises from the ashes, present participle rising from the ashes, simple past rose from the ashes, past participle risen from the ashes)

1. To make a comeback after a disaster that almost led to a tragic end; to make a comeback after a long hiatus; to come back into common use or practice, or back into popularity.

Translations

to make a comeback

• Finnish: nousta tuhkasta
• French: renaître de ses cendres (fr)
• Polish: powstawać z popiołów impf, powstać z popiołów pf
• Russian: восстава́ть из пе́пла impf (vosstavátʹ iz pépla), восста́ть из пе́пла pf (vosstátʹ iz pépla)

Further reading

• “rise from the ashes”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “rise from the ashes” (US) / “rise from the ashes” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.