| 单词 | light at the end of the tunnel |
| 释义 | light at the end of the tunnelThe end of a difficult situation or task, the solution to a difficult problem. For example, It's taken three years to effect this merger, but we're finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. This metaphoric expression dates from the 1800s, but became widespread only in the mid-1900s. Words nearby light at the end of the tunnellight air, light-armed, Light Armored Vehicle, light artillery, light as a feather, light at the end of the tunnel, lightboard, lightboat, light bomber, light box, light bread The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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