light on/upon something

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlight on/upon something phrasal verb literary1 SEEto notice or find something by chance His eye lit on a ruby ring. I thought I might have lit upon an ancient manuscript.2 DOWNif a bird or insect lights on something, it stops flying and stands on it → light→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuslight on/upon • He left all the lights on.• If you are leaving your caravan at night, leave a light on.• He's too light on his feet.• The baker and the newsagent were open and there was a light on in the Carabinieri station that stood between them.• First, that the particles or riders must seemingly go faster than light on occasion.• I was light on the skids, the troops were out.• In fact, there have been a few carefully done pieces of relevant research that shed some light on the subject.• It's a dance designed for fat people who are not light on their feet.

单词	light on/upon something
释义	light on/upon something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlight on/upon something phrasal verb literary1 SEEto notice or find something by chance His eye lit on a ruby ring. I thought I might have lit upon an ancient manuscript.2 DOWNif a bird or insect lights on something, it stops flying and stands on it → light→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuslight on/upon • He left all the lights on.• If you are leaving your caravan at night, leave a light on.• He's too light on his feet.• The baker and the newsagent were open and there was a light on in the Carabinieri station that stood between them.• First, that the particles or riders must seemingly go faster than light on occasion.• I was light on the skids, the troops were out.• In fact, there have been a few carefully done pieces of relevant research that shed some light on the subject.• It's a dance designed for fat people who are not light on their feet.
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