throw an amount of light on



throw an amount of light on someone or something

to present some revealing information about someone or something. What you have just told me throws a lot of light on George and his motivation. Will you please throw some light on the problem?
See also: amount, light, of, on, throw

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hamm[hæm]
Firoz-Persian
Sindre-Norwegian
Paderau-Welsh
SvendSVEN (Danish)Danish, Norwegian
&Aelig;&Eth;Elfl&Aelig;D-Anglo-Saxon