idiom
light at the end of the tunnel
LYT at thuh END uv thuh TUN-ul
laɪt æt ðə ɛnd əv ðə ˈtʌnəlListen
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Syllable breakdown
lightattheendofthetunnel
Dictionary meaning
A sign that a difficult situation is coming to an end.
Examples
- After months of negotiations, there was finally light at the end of the tunnel.
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