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[Daruma]

Hi.

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Price and Medlin finished golf's most prestigious stroll locked arm-in-arm, bathed in a thunderous ovation. "And that smile on his face, man" Price recalled of his caddie and friend. "He was lit up."

What is the meaning of "someone is lit up"?

[Anglika]

It is an idiom indicating that the person is so happy that he appears to be glowing.

This person is lit up in that way: http://www.canvasback.org/images/Chuuk-ENT-2005-015.jpg

[Daruma]

Hi Anglika,

Thank you for the response.
Does the definition of "light up something / light something up" apply to that of "light up someone / light someone up"?

light up something
light something up

if your face or eyes light up, or if something [e.g. smile] lights them up, you suddenly look very happy or excited
- His face lit up with pleasure as Helen walked into the room. [often + with]
- A radiant smile lit up her face.

(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs)

[Anglika]

Hi Anglika,

Thank you for the response.
Does the definition of "light up something / light something up" apply to that of "light up someone / light someone up"?

light up something
light something up

if your face or eyes light up, or if something [e.g. smile] lights them up, you suddenly look very happy or excited
- His face lit up with pleasure as Helen walked into the room. [often + with]
- A radiant smile lit up her face.

(from Cambridge International Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs)

Someone can be lit up [with joy, with excitement, with pleasure].
Something cannot light up someone.
A smile can light up someone's face.

[Daruma]

- Someone's face is lit up with joy.
- Someone is lit up with joy.
Do these mean the same thing?

[Anglika]

Possibly - context might help to decide which to use.