shed light on

shed light on
shed light on (something) to make something clearer.

Experts hope the plane's flight recorders will shed light on the cause of the crash.

The latest study could throw light on why older people are the only ones affected.

Related vocabulary: put a spotlight on someone/something

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  • shed light — If you shed light on something, you make it clearer and easier to understand …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • shed light on — index clarify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • shed light on — verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear (Freq. 2) Could you clarify these remarks? Clear up the question of who is at fault • Syn: ↑clear, ↑clear up, ↑crystallize, ↑crystallise, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • shed light —    If you shed light on something, you make it clearer and easier to understand.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you shed light on something, you help to explain it or make it easier to understand.     It was hoped that the testimony… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • shed\ light\ on — • cast light (up)on • shed light (up)on • throw light (up)on v. phr. To explain; illuminate; clarify. The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom s disappearance. Einstein s General theory of Relativity threw …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shed light on — ► throw (or cast or shed) light on help to explain by providing further information. Main Entry: ↑light …   English terms dictionary

  • shed light on something — shed light on (something) to make something clearer. Experts hope the plane s flight recorders will shed light on the cause of the crash. The latest study could throw light on why older people are the only ones affected. Related vocabulary: put a …   New idioms dictionary

  • shed light upon — index comment, elucidate, enlighten, explain, explicate, exposit, resolve (solve), solve …   Law dictionary

  • shed\ light\ upon — • cast light (up)on • shed light (up)on • throw light (up)on v. phr. To explain; illuminate; clarify. The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom s disappearance. Einstein s General theory of Relativity threw …   Словарь американских идиом

  • shed light on sth — cast/shed light on sth ► to show something about a situation that was previously unknown: »This sheds new light on why e business investment does not always lead to improved firm performance. Main Entry: ↑light …   Financial and business terms

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