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cast

/shed/throw light on

To provide information about or clarify (something).

See:

• be cast in cement
• be cast in concrete
• be cast in the same mould
• cast
• cast (one's) vote
• cast (some) light on (something)
• cast (some) light upon (something)
• cast a glance
• cast a pall on
• cast a pall over
• cast a shadow over (some place)
• cast a shadow over (something)
• cast a sheep's eye
• cast a spell
• cast about
• cast about for
• cast adrift
• cast around for
• cast as
• cast aside
• cast aspersions
• cast aspersions on
• cast away
• cast back
• cast beyond the moon
• Cast bread upon the waters
• cast doubt
• cast doubt on
• cast down
• cast eye over
• cast eyes down
• cast in (one's) teeth
• cast in concrete
• cast in stone
• cast in the same mold
• cast loose
• cast lot in
• cast lot with
• cast lots
• cast mind back
• cast net wide
• cast off
• cast on
• cast one's lot with
• cast out
• cast pearls before swine
• cast stones against the wind
• cast the first stone
• cast up
• cast up (one's) accounts
• cast vote
• cast-iron
• cast-iron stomach
• Coming events cast their shadows before
• die is cast
• die is cast, the
• old sins cast long shadows
• the die is cast
• throw in lot with