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31in\ 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 …
32cold 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. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
33see the light of day — be exposed, be revealed The treasure was buried, never again to see the light of day …
34see the light of day — be born or begun I don t believe that his plans to build a new house will ever see the light of day …
35see the light of day — to be made available or be known about. The company agreed the ad was an embarrassment and promised it would never again see the light of day …
36in the cold light of day — used for saying how people feel about emotional matters when they think about them later in a calmer way In the cold light of day I felt that I d over reacted …
37Cold 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 …
38the cold light of day — the objective realities of a situation in the cold light of day it all seemed so ridiculous …
39the light of day — daylight ■ general public attention bringing old family secrets into the light of day …
40light — Ⅰ. light [1] ► NOUN 1) the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible; electromagnetic radiation from about 390 to 740 nm in wavelength. 2) a source of illumination. 3) a device producing a flame or spark. 4) (lights) traffic… …