see daylight
• gain public exposure or attention.
• "old photographs that rarely see daylight"
• begin to understand what was previously puzzling or unclear.
• "Sam saw daylight. ‘You think he might be your father?’"
Similar:
understand,
comprehend,
realize,
find out,
see the light,
work out what's going on,
get the point,
cotton on,
catch on,
tumble,
latch on,
get the picture,
get the message,
get the drift,
get it,
get wise,
see what's what,
savvy,
have an aha moment,
twig,