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Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + into (“against”, preposition).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
light into
Today it means: To set upon or attack. Full definition →
Today it means: To set upon or attack. Full definition →
Phrasal verb from light (“to get down, drop, come”, verb) + into (“against”, preposition).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.