ans Licht kommen

to come to light

Türkçe: gün yüzüne çıkmak

Noun

Licht n.

Verb

kommen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Durch die neue Zeugin kam die ganze Wahrheit ans Licht.

How it is used

Means 'to come to light' – hidden information becomes known. Neutral/formal register. Use in a news report when a scandal or secret is revealed after an investigation. Avoid using for trivial facts.

Other verbs that go with Licht

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. ein Licht aufgehena light dawns on someone
• etw. ans Licht bringento bring something to light
• jdm. hinters Licht führento deceive or trick someone

All collocations with Licht

Other collocations built on kommen

• an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
• zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
• zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
• zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
• zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
• zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
• zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)