light at the end of the tunnel

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› hope of success, happiness, or help after a long period of difficulty: After four years struggling as a grad student, Sujata could see the light at the end of the tunnel.

(Definition of light at the end of the tunnel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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light adj NOT A LOT
light adj NOT FAT
light adj NOT HEAVY
light adj NOT SERIOUS
light adj, adv PALE
light at the end of the tunnel idiom
light bulb n
light n ENERGY
light n FLAME
light up phrasal verb LOOK HAPPY
light up something phrasal verb MAKE BRIGHT

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