come to light

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come to light

verb comes to light · coming to light · came to light · come to light

  1. idiomatic To become known; to be revealed.

    Similar: crop out, out, transpire

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verb become known

Españolsalir a la luz, saltar a la palestra
中文暴露 bàolù, 顯露 /显露 xiǎnlù, 東窗事發 /东窗事发 dōngchuāngshìfā
Françaisse montrer, être révélé, sortir du bois
Deutschans Licht kommen, sich herausstellen
Русскийпроявля́ться projavljátʹsja, прояви́ться projavítʹsja

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@misc{come_to_light_2026,
  title = {come to light},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/come%20to%20light},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}