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Walt Kelly

Meaning of "out like a light" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OUT LIKE A LIGHT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OUT LIKE A LIGHT

out and about
out and away
out at elbow
out for the count
out loud
out of
out of a hat
out of action
out of bounds
out of breath
out of character
out of court
out of date
out of doors
out of gear
out of hand
out of humour
out of joint
out of office
out of one´s hands

WORDS THAT END LIKE OUT LIKE A LIGHT

back-up light
backlight
bright
come to light
daylight
delight
flashlight
flight
green light
headlight
highlight
in mid-flight
light
moonlight
red light
slight
spotlight
starlight
sunlight
the spotlight
twilight

Synonyms and antonyms of out like a light in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «out like a light» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OUT LIKE A LIGHT

Find out the translation of out like a light to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of out like a light from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «out like a light» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

出像光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

como una luz
570 millions of speakers

English

out like a light
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकाश की तरह बाहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بها مثل ضوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

без сознания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

como uma luz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি হালকা মত আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comme une lumière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keluar seperti cahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wie ein Licht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光のようアウト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빛 처럼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu kaya cahya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ra như một ánh sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு ஒளி போல
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक प्रकाश सारखे बाहेर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Işık gibi dışarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

come una luce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

się jak światło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

без свідомості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

afară ca o lumină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξω σαν φως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soos ´n ligte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ut som ett ljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ut som et lys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of out like a light

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT LIKE A LIGHT»

The term «out like a light» is normally little used and occupies the 112.685 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OUT LIKE A LIGHT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about out like a light

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QUOTES WITH «OUT LIKE A LIGHT»

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Walt Kelly
In like a dimwit, out like a light.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUT LIKE A LIGHT»

Discover the use of out like a light in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to out like a light and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Out Like A Light: A Darcy Matthews Mystery
A Darcy Matthews Mystery Barbara A. Hubert. second or two for his eyes to adjust to the cover he had attained. Knowing his partner would be running low on ammunition, he swiftly moved through the maples, oaks and pine trees to the snipers ...
Barbara A. Hubert, 2007
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Out Like a Light
Sorcery is a licensed field. And in this tale Kenneth Malone -- sometimes known as Sir Kenneth of The Queen's Own FBI--has had problems with telepathic spies, and more than somewhat nutty telepathic counterspies.
Randall Garrett, 2011
3
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... NOT ANYTHING LIKE; NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT; OUT LIKE A LIGHT; PACKED IN LIKE SARDINES; SLEEP LIKE A LOG; SOMETHING LIKE; SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE; STICK OUT (LIKE A SORE THUMB); SWEAR LIKE A TROOPER ; ...
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Hair of the Dog
WOMAN CAN PUSH HIM OVER THE BRINK TOO EASILY, ALAS .
Charles Beaumont, 2011
5
Cloudstreet: A Novel
All afternoon she's bin goin out like a light. Your father's out like a light today himself. Hasn't been out of bed all day. I think he's crook, Red said disapprovingly . Hm. Then what about Beryl? Go find her for me. They're holeing up this afternoon ...
Tim Winton, 2009
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Final Stroke
Bill says his children sometimes called the doctor and made false reports so that suddenly his medication was changed and he'd be out like a light for a couple days. Last time it happened, Bill said they stuffed him full of Dilantin to prevent ...
Michael Beres, 2007
7
Lurking
Before she knew what happened she was out like a light. Jillian remembered only being carried into her sunroom and placed on her couch; she could hear voices but could not make out what they were saying. She awoke lying on her couch.
Michael Martin, 2011
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Run Weasel Run
of the knob and the result was an urgent pinging. Two clicks and a light would begin flashing in a silent warning. Three clicks and both the light and pinging alerted the operator. No clicks and you were out of luck, and like Boris, out like a light.
Horace Shoerr, 2001
9
Iowa Evil
The whole visit ran through my mind I wished I could stop it but I couldn't, I had to get some much needed sleep and it wasn't long before I was out like a light. I woke up early the next day and noticed a light blinking on the phone. I had several ...
Carlotta Smitko, 2011
10
Back to the Old Home Place
... but she has stayed right with them all day and not complained any but I would say she will be tired when she gets home tonight and get her a shower and some thing to eat she'll be out like a light. We have being waling for a long time now ...
Johnny Napier, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUT LIKE A LIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term out like a light is used in the context of the following news items.
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Unexpected touches on sensitive topics but backs away from …
The rest of this short (85-minute) film plays out like a light satire of the patronizing Nice White Lady films. The term, which comes from a Mad TV ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
Profile: Richard Romer-Lee on building trust and putting customers …
What keeps you awake at night? Not much – I go out like a light. What has had the most significant impact on financial advice in the last year? «Fundweb, Jul 15»
3
Artists dangle like bats in new Julie Rrap exhibition Remaking the …
"David Haines went out like a light!" Julie Rrap​ notes about her sleepy friend. For a new exhibition, Rrap asked 30 of her close pals to come to ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
4
You may be getting more sleep than you think
Have you ever had nights when you feel like you barely slept, only to hear from your partner in the morning that you were actually out like a light ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
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Stourbridge pair boxing clever for charity
I'm out like a light irrespective of the light and the noise around me. “It's going to be strange not being able to do normal, everyday things. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
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Gloucestershire's Star Talent: Dr Dawn Harper talks about her new …
"I've never needed much sleep; when my head hits the pillow I'm out like a light switch and when I wake up I go from nought to 100 almost ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
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EXCHANGE: Hearing loss doesn't limit Brimfield girl
“It's exhausting, I mean she fell asleep on the bus last week, it was just A DAY for her, she got on the bus and was out like a light,” Moon said. «Washington Times, Jun 15»
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Come fly with me. Well, maybe not
I think I'd be out like a light up the pointy end of the plane if I could lie down flat. I've tried everything, but my body can't sleep sitting up. I'd make ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
9
What type of sleeper are you?
It's 9pm and you're out like a light in front of the TV - only to have trouble falling asleep later. "People fall asleep on the sofa because that's ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
10
If Beyonce is Vegan, So Am I: My Weeklong Vegan Diet Challenge
I drink my green water right before bed and am out like a light. Does this water help you sleep better? I think that it might. Today was my last day ... «StyleCaster, Jun 15»

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