Expressions used around here to tell someone to light an electric light: “________ the light.”
| TURN ON | 794 |
| SWITCH ON | 105 |
| PUT ON | 42 |
| SNAP ON | 40 |
| CUT ON | 28 |
| PULL ON | 27 |
| LIGHT | 25 |
| FLIP ON | 12 |
| TURN THE SWITCH | 12 |
| FLIP THE SWITCH | 11 |
| PUT THE LIGHT ON | 10 |
| PUSH THE BUTTON | 9 |
| TURN ON THE SWITCH | 9 |
| FLIP | 8 |
| TURN THE LIGHT ON | 7 |
| TURN | 6 |
| FLICK THE SWITCH | 5 |
| PRESS THE BUTTON | 5 |
| MAKE ON | 4 |
| SWITCH | 4 |
| HIT THE SWITCH | 3 |
| PULL THE CHAIN | 3 |
| PUSH | 3 |
| THROW THE SWITCH | 3 |
| TURN IT ON | 3 |
| TURN THE SWITCH ON | 3 |
| CUT IT ON | 2 |
| LIGHT IT | 2 |
| LIGHT UP | 2 |
| PULL | 2 |
| PULL THE CORD | 2 |
| PULL THE LIGHT ON | 2 |
| PUSH ON | 2 |
| PUT OUT | 2 |
| SNAP THE SWITCH | 2 |
| CLICK | 1 |
| CUT ‘EM ON | 1 |
| FLIP IT ON | 1 |
| FLIP THE BUTTON | 1 |
| FLIP THE LIGHT SWITCH | 1 |
| GIMME SOME JUICE | 1 |
| HIT | 1 |
| NR | 1 |
| POKE | 1 |
| PULL A SWITCH | 1 |
| PULL THE SWITCH | 1 |
| PUT IT ON | 1 |
| PUT SOME LIGHT ON | 1 |
| PUT THE LIGHTS ON | 1 |
| PUT THE SWITCH ON | 1 |
| SNAP | 1 |
| SNAP ON THE SWITCH | 1 |
| SNUFF OUT | 1 |
| THROW ON | 1 |
| THROW ON THE SWITCH | 1 |
| THROW SWITCH | 1 |
| TRIP THE JUICE | 1 |
| TURN ON THE LAMP | 1 |
| TURN ON YOUR | 1 |
| TURN OUT | 1 |
| TURN THE BUTTON | 1 |
| TURN UP | 1 |
| TURN UP THE GLIM | 1 |
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