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Definition of
light adverb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
light
adverb
adverb
NAmE
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laɪt
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/
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Idioms
travel light
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to take very little with you when you go on a trip
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light
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phrasal verb
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phrasal verb
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fill light
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Phrasal verbs
light on
phrasal verb
light up
phrasal verb
Idioms
come to light
see the light
a light touch
run a (red) light
run the light(s)
be in somebody's light
in light of something
see the light of day
bring something to light
make light of something
in the cold light of day
many hands make light work
be/go out like a light
(the) light dawned (on somebody)
the light of somebody's life
be (all) sweetness and light
make light work of something
hide your light under a bushel
cast/shed/throw light on something
light at the end of the tunnel
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adjective
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