on the Hill

Cultural  

1. A phrase referring to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., where Congress meets: “They're debating that nuclear waste issue on the Hill today.”

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Example Sentences

Ahmed al-Ahmed, the Syrian refugee who confronted the shooter head-on, saving countless lives, is what we’d call the light on the hill—a kind of goodness and courage we, as Australians, must collectively strive for.

From Slate

Mr. Sheeran is an enormously good-natured performer, full of energy and hits—“Shape of You,” “Perfect,” “Castle on the Hill,” “Photograph,” “Bad Habits”—which he sings at a Hammerstein Ballroom sound check, walking the streets, riding the subway, accompanying a “surprise” marriage proposal, crashing a birthday party, and in a duet with singer Camila Cabello, who is behind the wheel of a van that one is pretty sure is hooked up to a camera truck.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Church on the Hill pub in Glasgow is just a stone's throw away from Hampden and a piper welcomed hundreds of revellers ahead of kick-off.

From BBC

And the BBC's international World Service, described as a "light on the hill" by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, reaches more than 318 million people around the globe every week.

From Barron's

She talked about the widespread trust in BBC News and described the corporation as "a light on the hill for people in times of darkness" which brings the country together, whether through Celebrity Traitors or its VE Day coverage.

From BBC