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light up
to look happy. Grandma's eyes would light up when she started talking about her younger days.
See also: light


light up something/somewhere
to add excitement to a place or thing. She was one of those people who would light up a room. Her personality doesn't exactly light up a television screen — in fact, she's painfully shy.
See also: light


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If there is some one, if there is really some one there, you will see the invisible window light up at the top, near the ceiling.
 
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