elaborate on (someone or something)
elaborate on (someone or something)
To expand on a particular topic or idea. To say more about someone or something. Can you elaborate on that? I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to do there. In your next draft, I think you should really elaborate on your reading of this paragraph of the novel.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
elaborate on someone or something
to give additional details about someone or something. Would you care to elaborate on that? I want to know more about Kelly. Could you elaborate on her?
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- a mine of information
- as for
- as for somebody/something
- open (one's) mind (to something)
- open mind
- open your mind to
- opening
- argue with
- argue with (one)
- argue with (someone) about (something)