breathe (new) life into something

breathe (new) life into something
breathe (new) life into something phrase
to provide something with new ideas, new energy etc, so that it improves and is more likely to be successful again

She breathed new life into the political scene.

Thesaurus: to make something bettersynonym
Main entry: breathe

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ˌbreathe (new) ˈlife into sth idiom
to improve sth by introducing new ideas and making people more interested in it

The results of their research have breathed new life into the debate.

Main entry:breatheidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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