a light bulb goes on in (one's) brain

One is suddenly struck with an ingenious or inspired idea, insight, or revelation. We spent hours trying to come up with a solution, when suddenly a light bulb went on in my brain. I kept feeding him subtle hints about the truth of the matter, waiting for a light bulb to go on in his brain.

See also: brain, bulb, goes, light, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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a light bulb goes on in (one's) head
take on (a) new significance
burst out of (somewhere or something)
take on (a) new meaning
burst (up)on the scene
burst on the scene
burst onto the scene
cut the ground from under someone
break out in tears and break in tears
cock up

词组	a light bulb goes on in (one's) brain
释义	a light bulb goes on in (one's) brain a light bulb goes on in (one's) brain One is suddenly struck with an ingenious or inspired idea, insight, or revelation. We spent hours trying to come up with a solution, when suddenly a light bulb went on in my brain. I kept feeding him subtle hints about the truth of the matter, waiting for a light bulb to go on in his brain. See also: brain, bulb, goes, light, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a light bulb goes on in (one's) head take on (a) new significance burst out of (somewhere or something) take on (a) new meaning burst (up)on the scene burst on the scene burst onto the scene cut the ground from under someone break out in tears and break in tears cock up
随便看	hide light under a bushel hide (n)or hair hide nor hair hide nor hair, neither hide (one's) face hide one's face hide (one's) face in shame hide (one's) head hide (one's) head in the sand hide one's head in the sand hide (one's) light under a bushel hide one's light under a bushel hide one's light under a bushel, to hide or hair hide out hideout hides hide (someone or something) in plain sight hide (someone or something) in plain view hide the sausage hide your light under a bushel hidi hiding to nothing high high and dry