Y41b

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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