see the light (of day)

1. if an object sees the light of day, it is brought out so that people can see it.

The archives contain vintage recordings, some of which have never seen the light of day.

2. if something, especially an idea or a plan, sees the light of day, it starts to exist.

It was the year when the equal opportunities bill first saw the light of day.

• be within an ace of
• be within an ace of doing something
• be within an ace of something
• be worlds apart
• be worried out of mind
• be worried out of your mind
• be worried sick
• be worth a dime
• be worth a fig
• be worth a hill of beans
• be worth its weight in gold
• be worth the paper it's printed on
• be worth the paper it's written on
• be worth the paper they're printed on
• be worth the paper they're written on
• be worth weight in gold
• be worth while
• be worth your weight in gold
• be worth your while
• be writ large
• be written all over face
• be written all over someone's face
• beyond a shadow of a doubt
• beyond means
• beyond measure