first see the light of day

first see the light of day
first see the light of day
1. Fig. to be born. •

My grandfather has taken care of me since I first saw the light of day.

2. Fig. to come into being. •

Bob's collection of short stories first saw the light of day in a privately printed edition three years ago.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • see 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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • see 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./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • The Harsh Light of Day (Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode) — Infobox Television episode Title=The Harsh Light of Day Series=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season=4 Episode=3 Airdate=October 19 1999 Production=4ABB03 Writer=Jane Espenson Director=James A. Contner Episode list=List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer… …   Wikipedia

  • The Light User Syndrome — Infobox Album | Name = The Light User Syndrome Type = Album Artist = The Fall Released = 10 June 1996 Recorded = ??? Genre = Rock Length = 59:30 Label = Jet Producer = Mike Bennett, Mark E. Smith Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …   Wikipedia

  • The Chemical Brothers — performing live. Ed Simons (left) and Tom Rowlands (right) Background information Also known as The 237 Turbo Nutters, The Dust Brothers, Chemical Ed …   Wikipedia

  • The Music — Origin Kippax, Leeds, England Genres Alternative rock, indie rock Years active 1999–2011 Labels EMI …   Wikipedia

  • The Music Tapes — Julian Koster of the Music Tapes Background information Origin United States Genres Indie …   Wikipedia

  • The Works (film) — The Works was to be the first entirely 3D computer animated film, created by the Computer Graphics Lab, but it was never completed. The name was inspired by the original meaning of the word robot , which means work in many Slavic languages. It… …   Wikipedia

  • The Day the Clown Cried — Infobox Film name = The Day the Clown Cried director = Jerry Lewis writer = Joan O Brien Charles Denton Jerry Lewis starring = Jerry Lewis Harriet Andersson producer = Nat Waschberger distributor = released = Unreleased runtime = Unknown language …   Wikipedia

  • Fares and ticketing on the Light Rapid Transit (Singapore) — The Light Rapid Transit system in Singapore has collected fares by using a variety of ticketing measures throughout its history.Fares* EZ Link Card Adult Fares: S$0.65 S$0.86 * EZ Link Card Senior Citizen Fares: S$0.65 * EZ Link Card Child… …   Wikipedia

  • The Great Milenko — Infobox Album | Name = The Great Milenko Type = Album Artist = Insane Clown Posse Released = June 24, 1997 Recorded = 1996 1997 Genre = Horrorcore, Midwest hip hop, rap rock Length = 67:31 Label = Hollywood Records (initial) Island/Psychopathic… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”