Idiom
bring to light
Meaning
To expose, disclose or reveal something that was hidden or unknown.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“New evidence brought the truth to light.”
“The investigation brought to light several problems that the company had hidden for years.”
“The historian's meticulous research brought to light a collection of forgotten letters that changed our understanding of the entire era.”
Examples
simple
“New evidence brought the truth to light.”
contextual
“The investigation brought to light several problems that the company had hidden for years.”
complex
“The historian's meticulous research brought to light a collection of forgotten letters that changed our understanding of the entire era.”
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