cast (some) light upon (something)
cast (some) light upon (something)
To reveal information or details about something; to clarify or help people understand something. (A more formal version of "cast (some) light on something.") We've hired a private investigator to help cast light upon the clandestine dealings of the baron. These documents we've uncovered cast some light upon how the late author's final book was meant to end.
See also: cast, light, upon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
cast
/shed/throw light on To provide information about or clarify (something).
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- cast
- cast (some) light on (something)
- cast/shed/throw light on something
- shed (some) light upon (something)
- shed light on
- shed (some) light on (something)
- give (one) a/the feel of (something)
- be (one's) man/woman
- be somebody's man/woman
- ploughs