IdiomDaily Life
French
FrenchLe bout du tunnel
Meaning: The first sign that a long difficulty is ending.
Literally: The end of the tunnel
Example: “Après deux ans de travaux, on voit enfin le bout du tunnel.” — After two years of construction, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
English equivalent: The light at the end of the tunnel
Equivalents in other languages
Polish: światełko w tunelu Literally: Small light in a tunnel
English: the light at the end of the tunnel
Origin: Almost always in voir le bout du tunnel, to see the end of it. The tunnel supplies the crucial condition that there is no way out except forward.
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