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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Spring into/to action/life

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spring into/to action/life
: to become suddenly very active and energetic
? They sprang into action as soon as they received their orders.
? The crowd sprang to life after the first goal was scored.

Is "spring into action" more common than "spring to action"? Is "spring to life" more common than "spring into life"?
  

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"Spring to action" would be very rare as an alternative to "Spring into action" (maybe simply the result of the person being too lazy to say "into"). "Spring into life" is not used in English.

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  • "Spring to action" would be very rare as an alternative to "Spring into action" (maybe simply the result of the person being too lazy to say "into").
  • "Spring into life" is not used in English.
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"Spring to action" would be very rare as an alternative to "Spring into action" (maybe simply the result of the person being too lazy to say "into"). "Spring into life" is not used in English.
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http://www.shrewsbury.org.uk/page/shrewsbury-international-bangkok
A co-educational day school catering for students between the ages of 3 and 18 sprang into l
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Rather than preface every one of my posts with, "From the point of view of current American usage...", I simply post what I have to say and assume you can tell that my usage is American. "Spring to action" would be very rare in the US, and "spring into life" would not be heard here. British usage can be very different from American usage.
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