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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