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Jimmy Hung
2021-05-15 11:05
Paint (something) with a broad brush phrase
To explain or describe something generally without mentioning specific details
I can tell he is not very goal-orientated as he just paints his plan to achieve what he wants with a broad brush.
When asked about the appearance of the robber, she vaguely remembered and painted him with a broad brush, so it's really hard for the police to identify him.
He admonished me for making my plan more detailed rather than merely painting it with a broad brush.
The verb "paint" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The origin of this phrase is based on its figurative use of the phrase "broad brush".
Do you see anything wrong?
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.
