trace over
trace over (something)
To copy an image by drawing on a transparent or translucent piece of paper placed on top of it. When I was a kid, I loved tracing over pictures of my favorite cartoon characters. I thought he had drawn an incredible portrait of me, but he had just traced over a photograph he'd printed out.
See also: over, trace
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
trace over something
1. to draw over something lightly. Trace over the drawing to make it a little darker. I had to trace over it twice to make it visible.
2. to copy something by placing a thin sheet of paper over it and drawing an outline of the thing to be copied. Trace over this picture and then photocopy about ten copies for us all. This needs to be traced over again.
See also: over, trace
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- trace over (something)
- I kid you not
- dead-end kid
- handle (someone or something) with gloves
- handle with gloves
- couldn't fight (one's) way out of a paper bag
- couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag
- couldn't fight (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
- kid
- Make no bones about it