straightforward

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laboratory

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to legislate

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to undermine

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monopoly

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finding

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barrier

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YmFycmllcg&hash=c6eba6d118553d34d24d081c451d1b99a3bd37bd&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

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implication

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to deliver

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restriction

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to set up

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consistent

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account

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The idiom "shed light on something" comes from the literal act of illuminating something to make it visible or clearer. Historically, before the advent of electric lighting, people used candles, lanterns, or other sources of light to see in the dark. This practical need to illuminate objects and surroundings naturally extended into metaphorical use. Thus, "shedding light" on a subject came to mean providing insight or clarity, helping to understand or reveal information that was previously obscure or hidden.

What is the origin of the idiom "shed light on something" and when to use it?

to [shed] light on {sth}

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to illustrate

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earnings

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZWFybmluZ3M&hash=2898c4eb8ee47f59980456c954c64e9c4bf78761&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

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to threaten

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predominantly

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to reprimand

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to weave

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counter

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y291bnRlcg&hash=35a9a4deab7d8dd0a65fb40faadfe9a0270a6b20&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

ordinance

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to reserve

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to summon

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fine

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZmluZQ&hash=497c382ee80ff64ddeb0b7a3f4445e0ec2882174&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZmluZQ&hash=84f08d9047fe3d67e4ac60eecafb312bb873938b&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

equivalent

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annual

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wage

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defiance

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZGVmaWFuY2U&hash=2ada4f8948417552dbcdbe01269814319ed90d70&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

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to reflect

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to regulate

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labor

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dominance

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZG9taW5hbmNl&hash=3edfc87be5e574b182ce45a350670b51a817f373&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=ZG9taW5hbmNl&hash=5e0857bac716c955f8f700065c62d240719491dd&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to hold back

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innovation

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to gather

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZ2F0aGVy&hash=5f23dee898eb54a9a66f6665af8d11e35ba46f50&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

phase

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cGhhc2U&hash=59cce5538853fe1493ab54428e66c804accd6837&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cGhhc2U&hash=f615cb4f410ca39ba8c196f18eb4be4545b76847&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

constant

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y29uc3RhbnQ&hash=4d48756f040726025eea5b73c088aeb6c9975666&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

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to link

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gbGluaw&hash=f33b92f34035ab3e19a074b0e6c3f66cea758dff&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

cultivation

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y3VsdGl2YXRpb24&hash=06a931ad911dbf6221f2db71fae1decf1d777e54&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=Y3VsdGl2YXRpb24&hash=9c2e5af50f7325bbb4d1e344a4244b1db0235e90&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

adoption

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWRvcHRpb24&hash=b6ff8d109900a60eef0c517df742d946ca270a6c&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YWRvcHRpb24&hash=8044cac3c526f69f880993a6b481a1d03531a020&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

aspect

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YXNwZWN0&hash=c09e5ad038e6bc69f305fa573e3902c64a2fdcb2&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=YXNwZWN0&hash=d0026acb0cfa194d6398fa74ef2a94d32de73adf&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

to engage

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZW5nYWdl&hash=5376b67099250ed4ef2144fee0b8051580246585&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dG8gZW5nYWdl&hash=18eb85176cf6c9ad63da2cfddc04769b3fa08a84&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

productive

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cHJvZHVjdGl2ZQ&hash=a55683460da8c9d5854f4c78c5cf328a0f8a44c3&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=cHJvZHVjdGl2ZQ&hash=02411953a861ac1da890b9ab0c6217ffc3f474b1&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

innovative

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW5ub3ZhdGl2ZQ&hash=49cfeb79036e0f98e767e49915bca799db6107fa&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=aW5ub3ZhdGl2ZQ&hash=984d8d01ec4d073e9b82a3da543eaed4a122cd27&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

threshold

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dGhyZXNob2xk&hash=3022b4ffc738ed1104aeb908110e60aa122c02eb&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

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notice

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bm90aWNl&hash=70e845b5bfac0d32005c0e9752cca883a4d46571&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts

https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=bm90aWNl&hash=f9afa637b0cf6c58eea3d76114041d7c2986d416&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

tipping point

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https://tts.langeek.co/read?text=dGlwcGluZyBwb2ludA&hash=b423553310a7f0089e58ee2592408dffdce37e7e&lang=en&cache-only=0&driver=googletts&accent=GB

Learn vocabulary from the second part of Cambridge IELTS 17 Academic, Test 4 Reading Passage 2, with useful words and expressions from the text.

Cambridge IELTS 17 Academic Test 4 Reading Passage 2 Slovní zásoba Část 2