# come to light

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/come-to-light
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To become known; to be revealed.

## Examples

- New evidence has come to light about the accident.
- After the audit, several financial errors came to light that surprised the entire board of directors.
- Only after the historian examined the private letters did the truth about the scandal finally come to light, changing our understanding of the era.

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