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[H]e lit into that horse with his whip.
"Father grabbed the two guns and told me to light into the other man. I jumped on him and started choking him."
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Light into Dark — Infobox Album Name = Light Into Dark Type = Compilation album Artist = Various artists Released = April 12, 1989 Recorded = 1988 1989 Genre = Alternative rock Length = Label = Halo Records Producer = Chronology = Smashing Pumpkins Last album =… … Wikipedia
light into — Synonyms and related words: ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, dive into, draw first blood, enter on, enter upon, fall on, fall to, fall upon, gang up on, get busy,… … Moby Thesaurus
light into — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. rebuke, blame, assault; see censure , scold . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To set upon with violent force: aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, fall on (or upon), go at, have at, sail into, storm, strike.… … English dictionary for students
light into — See: LAY INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
light into — See: LAY INTO … Dictionary of American idioms
light into — phrasal to attack forcefully < I lit into that food until I d finished off the heel of the loaf Helen Eustis > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Light — Light, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t [e^]d) or {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=i]htan to alight orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider s burden, to make less heavy, fr. l[=i]ht light. See {Light} not heavy, and cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
light — light1 lightful, adj. lightfully, adv. /luyt/, n., adj., lighter, lightest, v., lighted or lit, lighting. n. 1. something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 2. Physics … Universalium
Light pollution — This article is about light pollution in the visible spectrum. For information on pollution in the radio spectrum, see radio spectrum pollution. This time exposure photo of New York City at night shows skyglow, one form of light pollution … Wikipedia
Light tube — This article is about light tubes used for the illumination of buildings. For other uses of the phrase light tubes , see Light tube (disambiguation). Light tubes Light tubes or light pipes are used for transporting or distributing natural or… … Wikipedia
