see the light at the end of the tunnel
see the LYT at the END uv the TUN-ul
siː ðə laɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtʌnəlListen
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perceive signs that a difficult, painful, or exhausting situation is finally nearing its end and that relief or resolution is approaching; find evidence that the current darkness will give way to brightness and that suffering is not permanent; the metaphor of a traveller in a long dark tunnel who finally sees daylight ahead encapsulates hope grounded in evidence of progress rather than wishful thinking; widely used in contexts of illness recovery, economic hardship, long projects, and any sustained period of struggle where the end is at last becoming visible
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