English in a Minute: Phrases with 'light'

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  I'm here to shed light on some phrases to use with the word light.

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  If you shed light on something, you give more information about it to make it easier to understand.

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  The x-ray scan shed light on the causes of his back pain.

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  If you see the light,

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  you finally understand something you didn't before and change your attitude or behaviour.

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  Grandma has resisted buying a mobile phone for years,

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  but she's finally seen the light and now we can have weekly video calls.

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  A light at the end of the tunnel is an idiom meaning there's hope after a period of difficulty.

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  After four years of financial hardship, she could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

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  And finally, if you are out like a light, it means you fall asleep instantly.

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  I just put the baby to bed and he was out like a light.

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  He must have been exhausted.

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  Now, why not try practicing these phrases this week?