Meaning of hold a mirror to | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into.
2. To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.

Examples

“Or, as Dr. Gregory Stevenson suggests, do the supernatural trials and tribulations of the Winchesters appeal because they merely hold a mirror to the more mundane terrors we all face every day?”

“Such representations, which hold a mirror to the oppressed person's reality, arise from problem posing and dialogues that allow the meek to grasp the dimensions of their oppression.”

“If these children have been their parents' gifts and teachers, then these stories shared by struggling but resilient parents is a gift to all of us. They hold a mirror to our own perceptions and to the influence—good and bad—that we can have on those we are trying to help.”

“Bradley points towards this modern renaissance in history because he sees that history does not hold a mirror to the past, but embraces it through the critical understanding of the historian.”

“They must be natural as theatre is meant to hold a mirror to reality and represent it.”

“To speak "truth to power" should not be considered negative: to hold a mirror to society, even a mirror that embodies the biases and anguish of its creator, is not a negative act.”

“My daughter Valerie, who has a unique ability to hold a mirror to my behavior, helped me see reality.”

“All a facilitator can do is hold a mirror to the group.”

“In defining its media role, according to Hugh Greene, director-general of the BBC, the channel should continue to strive “to hold a mirror to what was going on in contemporary British society.””

“Hold a mirror to the pet's nose. If no condensation appears, the animal is probably dead.”

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