let there be light

let there be light

This phrase is spoken by God in the Bible during the creation story. It is now often said comically when one turns on a light. Ah, there's the switch—let there be light!
See also: let, light, there
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • God forfend
  • but for the grace of God
  • this ought to be good
  • this should be good
  • a penny for them
  • beck and call
  • great minds
  • great minds think alike
  • be twiddling (one's) thumbs
  • be twiddling your thumbs