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Meaning of paint with a broad brush | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.

ambitransitive, idiomatic

Equivalents

日本語 十把一絡げ
Tiếng Việt vơ đũa cả nắm

Examples

“I'm just painting with a broad brush. You fellows fill⟳ in the details.”
“To cover⟳ this range of issues is clearly to paint⟳ with a broad brush on a global canvas.”
“Painting slavery with a broad brush in literature, film and even political debate⟳ has kept us from knowing the real horror and heroism of the institution.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

paint with a wide brush paint with the same brush paintball paintballed paintballing paintballs

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