shed some light

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Definition

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reveal more about; expose; uncover truth about; tell more of the story about

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Akon is trying expose the truth about gangsters. There are a lot of stereotypes about them: that they live in the streets, sell drugs and murder people. Akon is trying to shed some light on the truth about their lives of gangsters. They have lives and families.

We constantly come into contact with things that shed light on certain subjects.

The Diary of Anne Frank sheds some light on what life was like for Jews hiding from the Nazis.

Meeting someone’s parents can really shed some light on why a person acts a certain way.

Traveling in another country can shed some light on different cultures as well as your own.

English, baby! slang lessons can shed some light on expressions that English-speakers use every day.

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“I’m hoping Margaret can shed some light on what happened here last night.”

“The doctor will be here soon to shed some light on my condition. “

“Can you shed some light on where all of our money went? What did you spend it on?”

Winners

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	make it clear to understand,to see. by faithful_lover
	make it clear to understand by faithful_lover
	to make it more known/obvious to people by JazzThing
	to explain and make somthing more clear by shadya
	To provide new information about something so it is easier to undersyand. by shivakerman
	to clarify, to show by osatoga
	Shed some light means he's trying to make people understand something, he wants to make it clear by Lindsay
	Shed some light means to explain something, to make something clear for someone else... by ksequen
	clue in someth; to clear it;make it more understandable for common people ) by hady
	put clear........ by smileapple
	to explain or to focus the topic... by ice1234
	to make something easier to understand by Y.Furu
	To make somebody to see or understand; to clear a situation. by yanetdegalvez
	i think it means "to make clear on something" of which you have talked. e.g : i can clarify my answer means i can shed light on my answer. by ibrass
	give them some help , and like a sun shinely on them. by longmeiling0829
	shed some light - it means to explain sth, to make sth clear, to clarify by mirkamichel
	to reveal, disclose by bluesky_imperial
	He want to uncover the mistery of gangstas,let people know the truth about gangstas. by helenhorse
	to show the way,to inform by masterpiece
	revealing something by aish_verma
	people should have a good understanding about gangstas, and Akon are trying to explain in more detail who are gangstas by Catherina
	let another know about them by boushra
	to give information about something that doesn't get much attention by ShiningMoon
	explain an issue,thought or something for clearer a understanding by xtremebeauty
	make it clearer by oceangirl05
	to make it more understandable by missbau
	It means "to make something clear, to explain something" by ElBeam
	make it known by wonkapet
	to give some information about something. by sameer jain
	I think that means that he want to draw peaple`s attention to this matter and make it more cleare. by krasotina
	"shed some light" means:to reveal more information or "draw attention" to something so that more is known about it. example:if I could draw your attention to the issue about gangstas in America, I would like to shed some light on the topic so you have a better understanding about them. by way da lone
	To illuminate, explain something to avoid misunderstanding by Gaperi
	make it clearer, well understood. by Bukky
	give explaination to something or somebody to let others know it or him. by wendy0930
	To explain, to show why, to make it understandable, to clear thing out. by seabird2201
	explain, tell much clearly about something, which is not well-known by tutmo
	i think "shed some light" is to clarify, to make things more obvious by weedah74
	to interpret some points or spread out some different views by whshlisa
	To bring more clearness in the darkness about the gangstas. For encourage to consider about that. by Blue-Smile
	enlighten, clear up, clarify. by amlan
	explain; to help other people to understand by nugroho

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