see the light of day
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Be published, brought out, or born. For example, I wonder if her book will ever see the light of day, or The family reunion was a disaster, and I wish the idea for it had never seen the light of day, or When we visited Pittsburgh, we saw where Mom had first seen the light of day. [Early 1700s]
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby see the light of day
see the back of, see the color of one's money, see the elephant, see the last of, see the light, see the light of day, seether, see the sights, seething, see things, see-through
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