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13 / 07 / 2011

LIGHT-3: meaning and examples

Hello again everyone.

Today we continue our series of Daily Vitamins about expressions with the word LIGHT.

Today's expression isto cast /shed / throw light on something 

Meaning: to make a problem easier to understand; to make clear.

Example 1:
I hope that during the meeting the manager will be able to throw some light on the problems in the marketing department.

Example 2:
Recent academic research has shed more light on the causes of cancer. 

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