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Come to light #1 (permalink) Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:34 am   Come to light
 

Test No. incompl/advan-37 "A Public Figure", question 9

Then two days before the trial was due to start, new evidence came to ......... proving he was totally innocent.

(a) light
(b) see
(c) show
(d) indicate

Test No. incompl/advan-37 "A Public Figure", answer 9

Then two days before the trial was due to start, new evidence came to light proving he was totally innocent.

Correct answer: (a) light

Your answer was: incorrect
Then two days before the trial was due to start, new evidence came to show proving he was totally innocent.
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Is "come to light" a fix expression? Any synonym?
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Come to light #2 (permalink) Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:11 am   Come to light
 

Yes, it is a SET EXPRESSION and means be revealed or become apparent.
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Come to light #3 (permalink) Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:32 am   Come to light
 

Alan wrote:
Yes, it is a SET EXPRESSION and means be revealed or become apparent.
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hello,Alan
It seem that the meaning of "be due to" here is beyond the meaning I get in dictionary.
I can't understand it.
can you help me?
thank you!
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Come to light #4 (permalink) Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:33 am   Come to light
 

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This is the predicate adjective 'due' meaning 'expected/scheduled'.
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