A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

come into the limelight • come to light
come into the limelight—be in the center of attention: The
giant Himalayan humanoid came into the limelight in 
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and has since been the subject of much controversy.
come to light—be revealed; become known: From the stones,
ice and meadows of Greenland the tragic story of the lost
Vikings has finally come to light.
come into the market • go to market
come into the market—(also: come on the market) be offered
for sale: No more coals can come into the market than are
sufficient to meet the demand.
go to market—
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. (also: go marketing ) go shopping: She has
no debt — except to herself, since she uses her own money
when she goes to market. 2. = come into the market: It may
sound silly, but many new products go to market with at least
one fatal flaw. 3. (Austral., NZ sl.) lose one’s temper; complain
noisily: I have my instructions, so it’s no use going to market
on me.
come into the union • go into the union
come into the union —
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. (of American States) become incor-
porated into one confederation — the United States of Amer-
ica: In 
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850 New Mexico came into the Union as a free soil
territory. 2. become a member of the trades-union: In five
days 
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9,000 new members came into the union, almost
swamping the union officers in their clamor to have themselves
enrolled.
go into the union—
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. (UK hist.) go to live in a workhouse:
The magistrate advised her to go into the union … which
would have separated her from her helpless son. 2. = come into
the union 
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: When the 
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6 Constitution was written and In-
diana admitted, the Hoosier State went into the Union with-
out slavery. 3. = come into the union 2: People told me, “if you
go into the union, you’ll sell out and won’t accomplish any-
thing.”