Noun
(idiomatic) The glamour and glitz of a place, especially a big city.
(informal) Surgery.
Synonyms: bright lights and cold steel, cold steel and bright lights
Sometimes you get caught up in what's going on around you. The reality is that you are just a regular person. At some point, the career will be over, the bright lights turn off. That can come back to haunt you if you're not just a regular guy. Brett Favre
On network TV, I'm still Phoebe to people, and it would be hard to convince them otherwise in the bright lights of a sitcom. Lisa Kudrow
My mother is looking forward to it even more than me! I'll be showing her the bright lights of New York. Tom Felton
I'm usually the one who leaves a water bottle on set, because it gets thirsty under those bright lights. Michelle Trachtenberg
Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously. Aaron Swartz
Eve Moira had been a child of London, fascinated by the natural world, but drawn to the city. So, Kath Two looked to the bright lights of the big city. Here, that meant gazing up into the sky. Neal Stephenson