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Gift and present? | infinitive of purpose (negative form) not to do sg or to not do sg?
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zip into life? #1 (permalink) Fri Oct 30, 2009 19:10 pm   zip into life?
 

Hello,
Could you help me to explain the phrase "zip into life"?
Here is its context: "I felt as if I'd been struck by lightning. My body zipped into life as though a thousand volts were buzzing through every nerve."
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zip into life? #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 31, 2009 0:40 am   zip into life?
 

Here, 'zip into life' = instantaneously become active, vibrant.
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