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• light upon — index find (discover) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• light upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑fall upon, ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑chance upon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• light upon — phrasal verb light on or light upon [transitive] Word forms light on : present tense I/you/we/they light on he/she/it lights on present participle lighting on past tense lit on past participle lit on formal light on/upon something to suddenly… …   English dictionary

• light upon — light (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To find or meet by chance: bump into, chance on (or upon), come across, come on (or upon), find, happen on (or upon), run across, run into, stumble on (or upon), tumble on. Archaic: alight on (or upon).… …   English dictionary for students

• light upon something — ˈlight on/upon sth derived (literary) to see or find sth by accident • His eye lit upon a small boat on the horizon. Main entry: ↑lightderived …   Useful english dictionary

• light\ upon — • light (up)on v To pick out by sight from among others; see; notice. His eyes lighted on the cookies and he remembered how hungry he was. Her eyes lighted upon the row of boxes, and she asked what was in them …   Словарь американских идиом

• cast\ light\ upon — • cast light (up)on • shed light (up)on • throw light (up)on v. phr. To explain; illuminate; clarify. The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom s disappearance. Einstein s General theory of Relativity threw …   Словарь американских идиом

• shed\ light\ upon — • cast light (up)on • shed light (up)on • throw light (up)on v. phr. To explain; illuminate; clarify. The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom s disappearance. Einstein s General theory of Relativity threw …   Словарь американских идиом

• throw\ light\ upon — • cast light (up)on • shed light (up)on • throw light (up)on v. phr. To explain; illuminate; clarify. The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom s disappearance. Einstein s General theory of Relativity threw …   Словарь американских идиом

• shed light upon — verb Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown). This mystery has vexed us all hitherto; perhaps you will be able to shed light upon the matter, Inspector …   Wiktionary

• cast light upon — index elucidate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary