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light at the end of the tunnel
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a sign that a long difficult period will soon end
Usually 'see (the) light at the end of the tunnel'. Vietnamese uses the same image: 'ánh sáng cuối đường hầm'.
In context
With only one exam left, I can finally see light at the end of the tunnel.
After months of losses, there is light at the end of the tunnel for the airline.
More idioms about success
- a blessing in disguisesomething that seems bad at first but later brings a good result
- a close calla situation in which you only just avoid danger or failure
- a dream come truesomething you have wanted for a long time that has finally happened
- a feather in your capan achievement that you can be proud of and that may help you later
- a flash in the pana sudden success that does not last or happen again