meaning of idiom 风生水起

[Lafaso870]

I came across this idiom in the following sentence:

"我们的外交事业可以说是风声水起、有声有色"

BTW, I found an explanation (Google 风声水起是什么意思) that says this is rooted in a folk story about fishermen that had no firewood and had to eat the fish raw, and then this became a name for a cooking style.. but even if this is a relevant answer I'm still not sure I understand how this idiom is used today and in this sentence in particular.

This one is really intriguing to me, I hope someone can shed some light!

[candie111]

it means that you develop well in a short time and can do thing well in a sudden time

[bluereg133]

Thanks to know the meaning of 风生水起.

Sen

[hane]

Great to know about meaning of idiom 风生水起.


Chichi

[archivator]

And originally, it can be translated to English as "the wind unboiled water gets up"? How does it sound?