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light definition

mod.
alcohol intoxicated. : I began to feel a little light along about the fourth beer.
n.
an eye. (Crude. Usually plural.) : You want I should poke your lights out?
n.
a police car. : A couple of lights turned the corner just as the robbers were pulling away.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

light

In addition to the idioms beginning with light, also see begin to see daylight (see the light of day); bring to light; come to light; go light on; green light; heavy (light) heart; hide one's light; in a good (bad) light; in the cold light of day; in the light of; lace (light) into; leading light; make light of; many hands make light work; once over lightly; out cold (like a light); see the light; shed light on; sweetness and light; travel light; trip the light fantastic.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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