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light into

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, preposition) to assail physically or verbally

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

light into Idioms  
  1. see lace into.


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A patio divides the two halves, providing access to the outdoors and opportunities to bring more light into both wings of the house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The project is designed to bring more natural light into the Grade II-listed station, with engineers measuring the improvement.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

So please, just fight for the things that crack light into your life, fight for the things that soften you.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Wearables project light into the skin and pick up the reflection with a photodetector to measure your pulse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

It seeped a pallid light into the citadel’s gloom and turned the moth to smoke on the table.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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