의미: alights

★a·light¹ vi. (alight·ed, a·lit[əlít])

1 (말·차·배 등에서) 내리다, 하차[하선, 하마]하다 《from》; <새가> (나무 등에) 내려앉다; 【항공】 착륙[착수]하다 《on》
▶ 《alight+전+명》 alight from a horse 말에서 내리다
▶ alight at one’s stop 평소에 내리던 정거장에서 내리다
▶ A robin alighted on a branch. 울새[로빈]가 나뭇가지에 내려앉았다.

2 《문어》 우연히 마주치다[발견하다] 《on, upon》
alight on …위에 내리다; …와 마주치다, …을 우연히 발견하다
alight on one's feet 뛰어내려 서다

according to (one's) own lights 관용구

idiot lights

warning lights on the instrument panel of a car Kim wants a car with gauges, not idiot lights.

knock the living daylights out of someone

make someone unconscious The man knocked the living daylights out of his friend during the fight.

lesser lights

people who are not as talented, not superstars We owe our success to the lesser lights on our team - the workers.

lights are on but...

(See the lights are on but nobody's home)

living daylights

(See the living daylights)

punch your lights out

hit you, knock you down, knock you out If you try to kiss my girlfriend I'll punch your lights out.

scare the daylights out of someone

frighten very much Falling off her bicycle scared the daylights out of her.

tail lights

gone, departed, could not see me for dust When I heard the police siren, I was tail lights. I was gone.

the lights are on but nobody's home

the eyes are open but lifeless, not all there """Hello! Hello, Pat! His lights are on but nobody's home. Ha ha."""

the living daylights

the life, the consciousness When that dog barked, it scared the living daylights out of me.

according to (one's) own lights

Based on one's behavior or inclinations. You may not accede with Kara's able lifestyle, but she has consistently lived according to her own lights.Learn more: accord, lights, own

according to one's own lights

according to the way one believes; according to the way one's censor or inclinations advance one. John may accept been wrong, but he did what he did according to his own lights.Learn more: accord, lights, own

according to your lights

in accordance with your own claimed standards of chastity or propriety.Learn more: accord, lights

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More Idioms/Phrases

the lap of luxury the last of it the last straw the laughing stock the lay of the land the life of the party the lights are on but nobody's home the lion's share the living daylights the living end the long and the short of it the long arm of the law the loo the Lord helps those who help themselves the lowdown the luck of the draw the luck of the Irish

An according to (one's) own lights idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with according to (one's) own lights, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context. 유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 according to (one's) own lights

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