city lights
noun
The street lighting of a city; now frequently used with allusion to the attractions that a city holds, especially with regard to its nightlife.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in Thoughts of Project for draining Irish Channel.
- by a canvas
- by accident
- by acclamation
- by all means
- by all odds
- by a long chalk
- by a long way
- by and by
- by and large
- by a nose
- by any chance
- by any means
- by appointment
- by appointment to the Queen
- Byatt, Dame A. S.
- Byblos
- by-blow
- by-catch
- by choice
- by common consent
- by courtesy
- (by) courtesy of
- by default
- by definition
- by degrees