Dic: bring something to life, something comes to life

• The cold, hard cruelty of two young men is vividly brought to life in this true story.
• Poems which had seemed dull and boring suddenly came to life.
• The new teacher really brought French to life for us.
• Flowers can bring a dull room back to life.

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13. PHRASE : V inflects △If you bring something to life or if it comes to life, it becomes interesting or exciting.

bring somebody/something to life △to make somebody/something more interesting or exciting

CF.

14. PHRASE : V inflects △If something or someone comes to life, they become active.

• The volcano came to life a week ago.

come to life:

1. to become more interesting, exciting or full of activity: The match finally came to life in the second half.
2. to start to act or move as if alive: In my dream all my toys came to life.

..... Cobuild, OALD