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Idiom

bright lights

Meaning

The glamour and glitz of a place, especially a big city.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He moved to the city for the bright lights.”

“After growing up in a quiet village, she was excited to experience the bright lights of the capital city.”

“Many young artists leave their small towns behind, drawn by the promise of fame and the allure of the big city's bright lights.”

Examples

simple

“He moved to the city for the bright lights.”

contextual

“After growing up in a quiet village, she was excited to experience the bright lights of the capital city.”

complex

“Many young artists leave their small towns behind, drawn by the promise of fame and the allure of the big city's bright lights.”

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