Kibbitzer 52 | Throwing Light On |
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This passage gives some light to the situation. | This passage throws some light on the situation. |
The metaphor of light helping our understanding is a natural one: in academic English it is mainly found in the expressions throw/shed/cast light on (but not 'give light to'!):
throw
Two further expressions that exploit this metaphor may be noted:
in (the) light of
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