When the DJ announced a contest, the phones 'lit up'. [=the lights on the phones lit up because many people were calling]
His eyes/face 'lit up' [=he looked very happy and pleased] when she walked in the room.
He 'lit into' his employees for their sloppy work. [=he criticized them very harshly]
(..) had found someone else but never dreamed it was his nephew. He had been taken with his secretary from that first day. Veronica Sybel. I have an astroscreen English lit and drama. And yes, I can type. He was smitten with her face, and, she was captivated by his charm and take charge vitality. (..)2016 Café Society