bring to light

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bring something to light

to discover facts, often about something bad or illegal. When their accounts were examined, several errors were brought to light. (usually passive)

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A search of the shelves of almost any public library will bring to light a book entitled, "A Naturalist Among the Head Hunters. Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context Now, whether this passage were miraculous or not, the Israelites, nevertheless, crossed there to reach the Promised Land, and Pharaoh's army perished precisely on that spot; and I think that excavations made in the middle of the sand would bring to light a large number of arms and instruments of Egyptian origin. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context And whether the attainment of that object by Mr Pancks's industry might bring to light, in some untimely way, secret reasons which had induced his mother to take Little Dorrit by the hand, was a serious speculation. Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context More results

References in classic literature

A search of the shelves of almost any public library will bring to light a book entitled, "A Naturalist Among the Head Hunters.

Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context

Now, whether this passage were miraculous or not, the Israelites, nevertheless, crossed there to reach the Promised Land, and Pharaoh's army perished precisely on that spot; and I think that excavations made in the middle of the sand would bring to light a large number of arms and instruments of Egyptian origin.

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context

And whether the attainment of that object by Mr Pancks's industry might bring to light, in some untimely way, secret reasons which had induced his mother to take Little Dorrit by the hand, was a serious speculation.

Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context

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