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light into

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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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The community believes that a pregnant woman should not be buried with the foetus inside her - needing to "travel light" into the afterlife.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

The observations were carried out using MIRI's Medium Resolution Spectrometer, an instrument that separates infrared light into its individual wavelengths.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2026

That approach uses metals to squeeze light into spaces smaller than its wavelength.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

He did a more-than-competent job—he was Rossini after all—but the result always reminds me of shining a halogen light into a place of hallowed dim.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

He called once more before standing and shining his light into the keyhole.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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