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shed light on
eg:He said his findings may shed light on why human brains are born with the circuitry for speech and language but chimp brains are not.
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- Reply SmilingAngel
- shed or throw light on, to clarify; clear up: His deathbed confession threw light on a mystery of long standing.
Let's learn more idioms or phrases about "light".
—Idioms & Phrases
1. bring to light, to discover or reveal: The excavations brought to light the remnants of an ancient civilization.
2. come to light, to be discovered or revealed: Some previously undiscovered letters have lately come to light.
3. hide one's light under a bushel, to conceal or suppress one's talents or successes.
4. in a good (or bad) light, under favorable (or unfavorable) circumstances: She worshiped him, but then she'd only seen him in a good light.
5. in (the) light of, taking into account; because of; considering: It was necessary to review the decision in the light of recent developments.
6. light at the end of the tunnel, a prospect of success, relief, or redemption: We haven't solved the problem yet, but we're beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.
7. see the light,
a. to come into existence or being.
b. to be made public.
c. to begin to accept or understand a point of view one formerly opposed: Her father was opposed to her attending an out-of-town college, but he finally saw the light.
- Reply weijiaoyang
- SmilingAngel: shed or throw light on, to clarify; clear up: His deathbed confession threw light on a mystery of long standing."hide one's light under a bushel" is a good phrase!
Let's learn more idioms or phrases a
Benefit a lot!
