I am seeking after either a word or a phrase or an idiom to convey that an act brings alive something inanimate. Is there such thing in English?
Much appreciated for every suggestion.
I think about another closely related question: How to describe in a word or in an idiom that a stroke, when added on an animal drawn on a painting, makes the animal more vivid?
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One phrase that's often used is bring to life (or come to life).
There's a famous Christmas song that uses this wording:
The phrase is also used (albeit as a pun) in this headline: