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"work in broad strokes"
what does this phrase mean? does stroke mean the movement of a pen or brush while you are painting or writing? and is it metaphorical?
2009年7月12日 02:06
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Hello again;)
-If it is a work of art
*painting with broad strokes* ,
it means concretely making wide marks with a wide brush.
-It could be an idiom as well having an indirect metaphorical sense:
Doing any thing in broad strokes means doing it in a general way without giving details.
Example:
"He didn't say much, he just talked in broad strokes".
2009年7月12日
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If something is described or defined with broad stokes, then only an outline is given, without fine details.
2009年7月12日
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