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bring someone or something to light Fig. to present or reveal someone or something to the public. The newspaper story brought the problem to light. I have brought some interesting facts to light in my article. bring something to light Fig. to make something known. The scientists brought their findings to light. We must bring this new evidence to light. bring something to light to discover facts, often about something bad or illegal (usually passive) When their accounts were examined, several errors were brought to light. bring something to light also bring to light something to make something known Her books brought to light women's contributions to society across the centuries. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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. 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. 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. |
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