shed light
Make things clearer
To shed light on something is to clarify or explain it, making what was obscure more understandable: The investigation shed light on how the money disappeared.
The metaphor treats understanding as illumination—bringing something out of darkness into visibility.
Often appears as shed some light or shed new light.
- illuminateSupply with radiance
- clarifyMake something understandable
- clear upResolve or brighten
- revealMake something visible
- explainMake something understood
make sense · open eyes · expose · in plain sight · uncover · brighten · elucidate · lamp · beam · dawn · insight · understanding · torch · discover · lantern · glow · truth · candle