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[Navid]

Hello Teachers,

Please tell me What do you mean by "the light of the day"?

Thanks alot.
Navid

[bud]

Hi Navid,

Note that the expression is usually "to see the light of day" (not "the day"). The expression is a metaphor. In daylight, things can be seen. In the darkness of night, they cannot. Here's a good explanation, with examples, from Cambridge Dictionaries:

If an object sees the light of day, it is brought out so that people can see it.
The archives contain vintage recordings, some of which have never seen the light of day.

If something, especially an idea or a plan, sees the light of day, it starts to exist.
It was the year when the equal opportunities bill first saw the light of day.

from: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=light*14+0&dict=I

Hope that helps.