the bright lights

Meaning

1. the excitement of city life

   Although he grew up in the country, he's always had a taste for the bright lights.

In the movies · 9

• May I introduce you to one of the bright lights...The Elephant Man1980
• Bright young lights.The Devil's Advocate1997
• Astronomers have noticed bright lights on the lunar surface lately.Moonfall2022
• He said he'd go inside and replace them with bright lights...The Dark Knight2008
• I start to wake up, and all I see is bright lights.American Movie1999
• I have a menstrual migraine, so I can't really look at bright lights today.Juno2007
• And the name is in, like, bright-blue neon lights...Boogie Nights1997
• -Bright lights and… -Big city!To All the Boys: Always and Forever2021

Learn it in full scenes

• American Movie1999
  • Mark's Twelfth Hour Deadline
  • Mark Pitches Northwestern
  • Family Fights Over the Phone Bill

From the same entry

• bright and early
• bright as a button
• a bright spark
• a bright spot
• look on the bright side