Shed light on

Meaning:

• To shed light on something means to make free from confusion or ambiguity; to reveal something about something; to clarify something.

Note: you can also say to throw light on something.



Example sentence:

I didn't understand the problem at all but John shed some light on it and explained everything to me.


Questions for you to answer:

1. Who helps you and sheds light on a problem if you can't solve it?
2. Does the Internet usually help to shed some light on the problems you encounter?
3. Have you recently read any interesting papers that shed light on an issue?