see (someone or something) in a new light
see (someone or something) in a new light
To perceive, regard, or understand someone or something in a new, typically more positive way. Now that I know more about the way it will work, I've been seeing the proposed legislation in a new light. You really start to see your parents in a new light once you have children of your own.
See also: light, new, see
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
see someone or something in a new light
Fig. to understand someone or something in a different way [than before]. After we had a little discussion, I began to see Fred in a new light. I can now see the problem in a new light.
See also: light, new, see
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- see in a new light
- equate
- equate (someone or something) with (someone or something)
- equate with
- give (a) preference to (someone or something)
- recognize (someone or something) for what (someone or something) is
- recognize for what it is
- for the sake of
- for the sake of (someone or something)
- for the sake of somebody/something