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lights at the end of the tunnel

lights at the end of the tunnel is the plural of light at the end of the tunnel.

Meaning of light at the end of the tunnel

Noun

light at the end of the tunnel (countable and uncountable, plural lights at the end of the tunnel)

  1. (idiomatic) A better situation after long hardship.
    • If there is no light at the end of the tunnel, chronic pain can render a person dysfunctional. In desperation, people often turn to potent pain-killing medication for relief.1999, Abraham J Twerski, It's Not As Tough As You Think: How to Smooth Out Life's Bumps
  2. A vision of a bright light, surrounded by darkness, seen by a dying person

Questions about lights at the end of the tunnel

What is lights at the end of the tunnel the plural of?
Lights at the end of the tunnel is the plural of light at the end of the tunnel.

Words near lights at the end of the tunnel in the dictionary

  1. lightroom
  2. lightrooms
  3. lights
  4. lights a fire under
  5. lights along
  6. lights at the end of the tunnel
  7. lights down
  8. lights into
  9. lights o' love
  10. lights of one's eye
  11. lights off

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