to get (one's) juices flowing

Examples

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• The workshop was designed to get your juices flowing and inspire new ideas.

• Here are a few things I've asked for help with, to get your juices flowing:

  Blog text (21)

• That good enough to get your juices flowing?

  The Human Stain (2003)

• See if it gets your juices flowing.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Spain got my juices flowing, Max.

  Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)

• In the meantime, find below some fun examples to get your juices flowing.

  Blog text (2)

• I see something that'll get his juices flowing.

  Cocoon: The Return (1988)

• Rabble-rousing always got his juices flowing.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Ooh, deprivation of the senses really gets my juices flowing.

  Terror Firmer (1999)

• Listening to upbeat music always helps to get my juices flowing when I need to write.

Synonyms

I

to inspire

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

837 3.2

Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act

focuses more on sparking active creative energy rather than only motivation

S

to stimulate

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

236 3.7

Make a person or thing more active, alert and responsive

narrows the action to stimulating creative ideas and personal excitement

G

to get excited

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

112 1.0

To feel very eager and happy about something

is often used to describe an internal start of creative energy rather than general eagerness

F

to fire up

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

70 4.1

Make people feel excited and ready to act

often describes a gentler start to creative energy rather than intense arousal

E

to energize

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• US

65 3.7

To make someone feel more active and alert

puts more emphasis on inspiring creative thinking and enthusiasm rather than general energy

E

to excite

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

64 2.7

To make something more active, alert or interested

targets creative inspiration and idea flow rather than mere arousal

P

to pump up

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

28 4.1

Make someone feel excited and full of energy

is more about beginning personal creative thought and individual inspiration

I

to invigorate

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

26 5.5

To give more energy and make someone or something feel lively

is more focused on prompting personal creative ideas than casual activation

R

to reinvigorate

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

19 5.7

To give new energy and interest to a person or thing

is specifically about initiating creative excitement and idea generation rather than general renewal

E

to electrify

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

14 4.1

To make people feel very excited and want to act

tends to be milder and aimed at starting steady creative thought rather than shock

E

to exhilarate

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

12 6.9

To make someone feel very happy and full of energy

focuses more on stirring creative energy than on pure joyful elation

E

to enthuse

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

7 5.5

To make someone feel excited about something

leans more toward prompting creative thinking and active inspiration

E

to enliven

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

6 4.1

Make something more active and interesting

is narrower, aiming to trigger individual creative thinking and inspiration

R

to reenergize

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• US

3 4.1

To give new energy and enthusiasm to a person or thing

aims at activating fresh creative enthusiasm rather than only restoring energy

P

to pep up

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

3 4.1

Make someone or something more lively and interesting

is stronger in prompting creative idea flow rather than simple liveliness

G

to get creative juices flowing

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

2 6.8

Help your mind start thinking of new ideas

is the casual phrase highlighting creativity plus lively energy

G

to get a charge out of

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

2 7.0

To enjoy something and feel excited by it

is aimed at provoking new creative thought and energetic inspiration

I

to ignite passion

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

1 5.0

Make someone feel very excited and interested in something

aims more at starting creative or idea-driven energy rather than deep passion

J

to juice up

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

6.7

Make an event like a party more lively and exciting

is more about producing inner creative energy than enlivening an object or event

P

to pim

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

9.9

Make something more lively by adding music or bright pictures

aims specifically to trigger creative ideas and inspiration

K

to kick up excitement

vsto get (one's) juices flowing

4.4

Make people more interested and eager about something

focuses on starting personal creative energy rather than broad audience excitement

Antonyms

S

to stifle

49 5.3

To hold back a feeling or reaction so it does not show

How Energized

to get excited

112 1.0

to get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

1 7.9

to perk up

• Informal

16 3.1

to get going

422 2.3

Surface Forms

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