see the light of day

Idioms

Be published, brought out, or born. For example, I wonder if her book will ever see the light of day, or The family reunion was a disaster, and I wish the idea for it had never seen the light of day, or When we visited Pittsburgh, we saw where Mom had first seen the light of day. [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Seeing all the steps you need to get through and the cost and the evidence you need to produce to bring that to patients has been really eye-opening, but there's still a risk it'll never see the light of day."

From BBC

And there is every prospect much of this material may not see the light of day for ages, given the Metropolitan Police are nervy about anything being published that could prejudice any potential future legal proceedings following their investigation into Lord Mandelson.

From BBC

“I was thinking this would never see the light of day.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the wackiest ideas will never see the light of day, but the best might end up in one of our tech gift guides.

From The Wall Street Journal

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023