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Introduction
Light is something bright that comes from the sun and from lamps. But do you know any phrases to use with ‘light’? Learn some of them here with Georgie.
Phrases with 'light'
shed light on (something)
give more information about something to make it easier to understand
- The social media expert is doing a presentation which should shed light on the best ways to get audience engagement.
see the light
finally understand something you didn't before and change your attitude or behaviour
- He’s applied for that job three years in a row – I’m glad they’ve finally seen the light and hired him.
light at the end of the tunnel
(idiom) hope after a period of difficulty
- It’s been a hard few years grieving her husband but I think she’s finally able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
be out like a light
fall asleep instantly
- As soon as I play soft piano music next to my bed, I am out like a light.
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Georgie
I'm here to shed lighton some phrases to use with the word 'light'.
If you shed lighton something, you give more information about it to make it easier to understand.
The X-ray scan shed lighton the causes of his back pain.
If you see the light, you finally understand something you didn't before and change your attitude or behaviour.
Grandma has resisted buying a mobile phone for years, but she's finally seen the light and now we can have weekly video calls!
A light at the end of the tunnel is an idiom meaning there's hope after a period of difficulty.
After four years of financial hardship, she could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
And finally, if you areout like a light, it means you fall asleep instantly.
I just put the baby to bed and he wasout like a light – he must've been exhausted!
Now, why not try practising these phrases this week?
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