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Meaning of see the light of day | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To appear; to be published or disseminated.
    idiomatic
  2. To be realised.
    idiomatic

Examples

“True, the "Kings" seem capable amply of performing all that is required of them, but as it is now 18 years since the class first saw the light of day, it is perhaps hardly premature to anticipate a new express design from the G.W.R. within a not too long period.”
“We have waited a very long time for the Railways Bill to see the light of day. The starting gun was fired as long ago as May 2021, when the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail was finally published, after its own gestation period of nearly three years.”
“Many projects were planned and started, but none saw the light of day.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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