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- let daylight through
let daylight through
let daylight through
Shoot or stab a person, especially fatally. For example, Stick up your hands or I'll let daylight through you. This idiom alludes to making a hole in someone's body. [Slang; early 1700s]
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Flossie | | ['flɔsi] | |
Cierra | | see-ER-ə | English (Modern) |
Camillo | | - | Italian |
Hewie | | HYOO-ee | English (Rare) |
Keturah | | ki-TOOR-ə (English), kee-TYOOR-ə (English) | Biblical |
Emelie | | EM-e-lee | Swedish |