with a broad brush
1paint with a broad brush — verb To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations. Im just painting with a broad brush. You fellows fill in the details. See Also …
2paint something with a broad brush — paint sth with a ˌbroad ˈbrush idiom to describe sth in a general way, ignoring the details Main entry: ↑paintidiom …
3broad-brush — /brawd brush /, adj. characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details: a broad brush approach to reform. [1965 70] * * * broad brush UK US adjective very general and without many details a broad brush approach to the… …
4broad-brush — adjective General and sweeping in scope but lacking detail. He takes a broad brush approach to the study of history. See Also: paint with a broad brush …
5broad brush strokes — broad (brush) strokes if you describe a situation with broad strokes, you describe it in a very general way without giving any details. The novel s historical background is filled in with broad brush strokes. In a few broad strokes he summed up… …
6broad-brush — also broad brush ADJ: usu ADJ n A broad brush approach, strategy, or solution deals with a problem in a general way rather than concentrating on details. Some voters like Perot s broad brush approach on the economy …
7broad-brush — /brawd brush /, adj. characterized by sweeping comprehensiveness with little attention to details: a broad brush approach to reform. [1965 70] * * * …
8brush — I. /brʌʃ / (say brush) noun 1. an instrument consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, rubbing, etc. 2. an act of brushing; an application of a brush. 3. the bushy tail of… …
9broad strokes — broad (brush) strokes if you describe a situation with broad strokes, you describe it in a very general way without giving any details. The novel s historical background is filled in with broad brush strokes. In a few broad strokes he summed up… …
10Brush Traction — is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives, based at Loughborough in Leicestershire, United Kingdom situated alongside the Midland Main Line. History In 1865, Henry Hughes, who was a timber merchant engineer, began building horse… …
