🗓️ Idiom: Light at the End of the Tunnel (v)
💬 Meaning
- A sign that a difficult situation is improving.
- It means hope or progress is finally visible after a long problem.
🧠 Example Sentences
- After months of hard work, we finally see light at the end of the tunnel.
- The new plan is working, and there’s light at the end of the tunnel for the team.
- We’ve had many issues, but there’s now light at the end of the tunnel.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the idea of walking through a dark tunnel and finally seeing light ahead. In business, it means the end of a hard period is near, and things are getting better.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The project was full of problems, but we now see __________.
Answer
light at the end of the tunnel
2. Choose the correct meaning of “light at the end of the tunnel”:
A) A warning about future problems
B) A return to the beginning
C) A sign that things are getting worse
D) A sign of hope after difficulty
Answer
D) A sign of hope after difficulty
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“We can finally see hope after months of problems.” → Change the sentence using: light at the end of the tunnel
Answer
We can finally see light at the end of the tunnel after months of problems.