light+of+day
21see the light of day — {v. phr.} To be born or begun. * /The children visited the old house where their great grandfather first saw the light of day./ * /The party was a failure, and Mathilda wished her plan had never seen the light of day./ …
22The Light of Day (novel) — * The Light of Day (Eric Ambler novel), a 1962 novel by Eric Ambler * The Light of Day (Graham Swift novel), a 2003 novel by Graham Swift …
23see\ the\ light\ of\ day — v. phr. To be born or begun. The children visited the old house where their great grandfather first saw the light of day. The party was a failure, and Mathilda wished her plan had never seen the light of day …
24in the cold light of day — if you think about something in the cold light of day, you think about it clearly and calmly, without the emotions you had at the time it happened, and you often feel sorry or ashamed about it. The next morning, in the cold light of day, Sarah… …
25cold light of day — If you see things in the cold light of day, you see them as they really are, not as you might want them to be …
26see the light of day — 1) if an object sees the light of day, it is brought out of a place where it has been for a long time 2) if something such as an idea, plan, or rule sees the light of day, it starts to exist …
27the light of day — ► the light of day general public attention. Main Entry: ↑light …
28in the cold light of day — {adv. phr.} After sleeping on it; after giving it more thought; using common sense and looking at the matter unemotionally and realistically. * /Lost night my ideas seemed terrific, but in the cold light of day I realize that they won t work./ …
29in the cold light of day — {adv. phr.} After sleeping on it; after giving it more thought; using common sense and looking at the matter unemotionally and realistically. * /Lost night my ideas seemed terrific, but in the cold light of day I realize that they won t work./ …
30see the light of day — phrasal to become publicly known or available (as through publication) < manuscripts that will never see the light of day > …
