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light skirtAlternative spelling of lightskirtRate it:

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light upTo become light, to brighten.Rate it:

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light upTo bring light to something, to brighten.Rate it:

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make light ofTo regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately.Rate it:

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make light work ofThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.Rate it:

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many hands make light workA large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily.Rate it:

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out like a lightAsleep or unconscious, particularly if this has occurred suddenly and the sleep is deep.Rate it:

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Out like a LightQuickly asleep, unconscious, sleeping soundlyRate it:

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ray of lighta path a photon or a group of photons takes through space, visible as a column of lightRate it:

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ray of lightan inspiring or enlightening person or thingRate it:

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red lightA warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating ‘stop’..Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass through the traffic light when the red light is on.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo enter a restricted area. To trespass.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises.Rate it:

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run a red lightTo claim a position that one does not rightfully earn.Rate it:

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see the lightTo undergo a spiritual conversion.Rate it:

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see the light of dayTo appear; to be realised.Rate it:

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seeing in day lightusually also, with a surprise mark at the end of the idiom, it is a suffix or a prefix about events, which are surprising, happened or while happening, expressing the teller, astonishment.Rate it:

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shed light onTo illuminate; to make clear.Rate it:

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shed light uponIlluminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).Rate it:

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stand in one's own lightTo take a position which is harmful to one's own interests.Rate it:

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strike a lightRefers to a 'red headed ' person. As a friendly greeting, to state obviously (noticing their hair colour), refers to a brand of matches ('Redheads')Rate it:

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trick of the lightIllusion due to lightRate it:

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just a heavy dewLight rain or mist in IrelandRate it:

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blackWithout light.Rate it:

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valley of deathLord Alfred Tennyson, The Charge of the Light Brigade.Rate it:

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proverbs run in pairsEvery proverb seems to be contradicted by another proverb with an opposed message, such as "too many cooks spoil the broth" and "many hands make light work."1863, Sir Richard Burton, Abeokuta and the Camaroons Mountains, vol. 1, Tinsley (London), p. 309:Moreover, all the world over, proverbs run in pairs, and pull both ways: for the most part one neutralizes, by contradiction, the other.Rate it:

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dress upTo present in a favorable light.Rate it:

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in the darkWithout light; somewhere that is dark.Rate it:

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la lumière me tire les yeuxThe light hurts my eyes.Rate it:

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from can see to can't seeFrom the time when it is barely light enough to see until there is no light remaining whatsoever: from sunup to sundown, from dawn to duskRate it:

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stop upTo increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.Rate it:

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catch the sunTo reflect light from the sun.Rate it:

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skreigh o' dayday break, first lightRate it:

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cherry-pickTo pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.Rate it:

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moonlight flita disappearing act, often without paying the rent; supposedly at night by the light of the moon.Rate it:

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ne faites pas attention à ses menaces, autant en emporte le ventPay no attention to his threats, they are as light as air.Rate it:

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and finallyA light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing.Rate it:

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avoir la tête qui tourneto be dizzy; to be light-headedRate it:

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blackAbsorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and colourless.Rate it:

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black triangleOne of a class of triangle-shaped unidentified flying objects, usually with a light in each corner.Rate it:

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blaze upTo begin smoking cannabis; to light up cannabis; to get high. <--so this shd be 2 separate senses?-->Rate it:

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blindA covering for a window to keep out light. The covering may be made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.Rate it:

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buff outTo remove paint or light scratches from the surface by friction, wearing it out by polishing or blasting with sand or by employing some similar method.Rate it:

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Chill OutCalm down, relax or feel light and relievedRate it:

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crop outTo come to light; to be manifest; to appear.Rate it:

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daylightThe intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.Rate it:

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daylightThe light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.Rate it:

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daylightA light source that simulates daylight.Rate it:

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daylightTo allow light in, as by drawing drapes.Rate it:

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