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light

1. mod. alcohol intoxicated. I began to feel a little light along about the fourth beer.

2. n. an eye. (Crude. Usually plural.) You want I should poke your lights out?

3. n. a police car. A couple of lights turned the corner just as the robbers were pulling away.

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• a guiding light
• a heavy purse makes a light heart
• a leading light
• all sweetness and light
• at first light
• be all sweetness and light
• be as light as a feather
• be light years away
• be light years away from
• be light-headed
• be out like a light
• be the light of life
• begin to see the light
• bring to light
• cast (some) light on (something)
• cast (some) light upon (something)
• come to light
• cut out
• feel light-headed
• fire under
• first see the light of day
• fly light
• gaslighting
• get off light
• get the green light
• give (someone) the green light
• give the green light
• go easy
• go light on
• go light on (someone)
• go light on (something)
• go out like a light
• green light
• green light, the
• guiding light
• have a light heart
• heavy heart, with a
• hide light under a bushel
• hide one's light under a bushel
• hide your light under a bushel
• idiot light
• in a bad light
• in a good light
• in light of
• in the cold light of day
• in the light of
• lace into
• leading light
• let there be light
• light
• light a fire under
• light as a feather
• light at the end of the tunnel
• light bucket
• light bulb
• light dawned, the
• light dawns
• light fire
• light heart
• light in the loafers
• light into
• light into someone
• light on
• light out
• light purse makes a heavy heart
• light relief
• light stuff
• light up
• light with
• make light of
• make light work of
• Many hands make light work
• out cold
• out like a light
• ray of light
• red light
• run a red light
• sail into someone
• see in a new light
• see the light
• see the light of day
• shed (some) light upon (something)
• shed light on
• stand in (one's) own light
• sweetness and light
• the red-light district
• throw (some) light on (something)
• throw (some) light upon (something)
• throw an amount of light on
• travel light
• trip the light fantastic
• with a light heart
• yellow light