It never came to the light of day

On the podcast, CounterClock, season 3 is about the Pelley family murders in 1989. One commentator said, “there was so much evidence that never came to the light of day.” This is a conflation of “come to light” (become widely known or evident) and “see the light of day” (comes into existence). Both idioms have similar meanings which means this could be a congruent conflation. Props to Anthony Kovacs for hearing this subtle mashup and sending it in.