light on

Idioms  

1. Also, light upon. Happen upon, come across, discover. For example, John was delighted to light on a new solution to the problem, or We were following the path when suddenly we lit upon a cave. [Second half of 1400s]

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Example Sentences

And while Avast’s website is light on technical details, OpenVPN, IPsec, and Mimic use AES-256, which is deemed secure and is pretty much the industry standard.

From Salon

At the beginning of the review, I mentioned that Avast’s website isn’t the most informative, as it is light on technical details.

From Salon

“These are stories about people who are in the middle of impossible circumstances, who can’t see what the lesson is yet, or whether there’s light on the other side,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

But Capterio’s data also sheds light on industrial activity, and of late it has attracted interest from the defense sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Lynch sheds light on the meaning of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause because it represents the state of the law before the amendment was ratified, and the clause, according to its Framers, was ratified to confirm—not change—this aspect of existing law.

From Slate

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