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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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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

This isn’t only about bringing light into an underground train station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

How many captains have asked for cracks in hotel doors to be covered because they let too much light into the rooms and could disrupt sleep?

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But they were just ordinary men working blindly, pretending to be able to bring light into the darkness.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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