have a light bulb go off in (one's) brain

To be suddenly struck with an ingenious or inspired idea, insight, or revelation. In this expression, the phrasal verb "go off" means "turn on" or "become active." After nearly four hours trying to come up with a solution, I finally had a light bulb go off in my brain about what we needed to do. Hey, I just had a light bulb go off in my brain—what if we try rerouting the funds through your sister's company to avoid higher tax rates?

See also: brain, bulb, go, have, light, off

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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have a light bulb go off (in (one's) head)
a light bulb goes off in (one's) brain
a light bulb goes off in (one's) head
bulb
face off
face-off
cross over
answer to
bag it
bagging

词组	have a light bulb go off in (one's) brain
释义	have a light bulb go off in (one's) brain have a light bulb go off in (one's) brain To be suddenly struck with an ingenious or inspired idea, insight, or revelation. In this expression, the phrasal verb "go off" means "turn on" or "become active." After nearly four hours trying to come up with a solution, I finally had a light bulb go off in my brain about what we needed to do. Hey, I just had a light bulb go off in my brain—what if we try rerouting the funds through your sister's company to avoid higher tax rates? See also: brain, bulb, go, have, light, off Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: have a light bulb go off (in (one's) head) a light bulb goes off in (one's) brain a light bulb goes off in (one's) head bulb face off face-off cross over answer to bag it bagging
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