📒 the energy from the sun, a lamp, etc. that makes it possible to see things
- bright/dim light
- a room with good natural light
- White paint reflects the light.
📒 a particular type of light with its own colour or qualities
- A cold, grey light crept under the curtains.
- It glowed and gave off a white light.
- The fluorescent tubes emit a harsh light.
📒 a thing that produces light, especially an electric light
- to turn/switch the lights on/off
- to turn out the light(s)
- to turn down/dim the lights
📒 an expression in somebody’s eyes that shows what they are thinking or feeling
- There was a soft light in her eyes as she looked at him.
📒 light colours in a picture, which contrast with darker ones
- Examine the artist's use of light and shade.
- contrasting areas of light and dark
📒 a match or device with which you can light a cigarette
- (British English) Have you got a light?
- (North American English, British English) Do you have a light?
- Could you give me a light?
📒 a window or an opening to allow light in
- leaded lights
- the lighting system
- the movie’s interesting lighting effects
📒 according to the standards that somebody sets for himself or herself
- The police were left to do the job according to their lights.
📒 to be between somebody and a source of light
- Could you move—you're in my light.
📒 to go to sleep very quickly
- She returned to bed and went out like a light.
📒 to be pleasant, friendly and polite
- I can’t complain—he’s been all sweetness and light with me.
- People think she's all sweetness and light, but she actually has a temper.
📒 to be fun and easy to deal with
- It’s not all sweetness and light being an actor.
📒 the excitement of city life
- Although he grew up in the country, he's always had a taste for the bright lights.
📒 to make new information known to people
- These facts have only just been brought to light.
📒 to make a problem, etc. easier to understand
- Recent research has thrown new light on the causes of the disease.
📒 to become known to people
- New evidence has recently come to light.
📒 to not let people know that you are good at something
📒 when you have had time to think calmly about something; in the morning when things are clearer
- These things always look different in the cold light of day.
📒 if you see something or put something in a good, bad, etc. light, it seems good, bad, etc.
- You must not view what happened in a negative light.
- They want to present their policies in the best possible light.
📒 after considering something
- He rewrote the book in the light of further research.
📒 to fail to stop at a red traffic light
📒 something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and difficult time or situation
- For the first time since the start of his treatment, we can now see light at the end of the tunnel.
📒 somebody suddenly understood or began to understand something
- I puzzled over the problem for ages before the light suddenly dawned.
📒 the person somebody loves more than any other
📒 used to describe somebody who is stupid, not thinking clearly or not paying attention
📒 to finally understand or accept something, especially something obvious
- He thinks she’s wonderful but he’ll soon see the light! (= realize that she’s not)
📒 to begin to believe in a religion
📒 to begin to exist or to become publicly known about
- He's written a lot of good material that has never seen the light of day.
- Some of his paintings never even saw the light of day.
📒 to make something start burning
- A spark from the fire had set light to a rug.