light out

verb

1. informal.
   intr, adverb to depart quickly, as if being chased

Idioms and Phrases

Leave hastily, run away, as in Here comes the teacher—let's light out . This slangy idiom may allude to the nautical sense, that is, to move or lift anything along. [ Slang ; mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

But it’s also standard practice to grant pilots permission to land later than that as long as it’s still light out, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“The day doesn’t end, you just give up and go to bed when it’s still light out.”

From New York Times

“Your whole past is dark, the government that took the light out of the eyes. … We go from the bottom of the pyramid and knock to the top. … Forty-four years of your government, this is the year of failure,” one verse said.

From Seattle Times

“It took some light out of me.”

From Seattle Times

As he stared down at the wolf, his face expressionless, the sword’s normal cloudy white glow changed to a deep, desolate black, as if it were sucking the light out of the very room.

From Literature