explain+to
121shed a little light on — explain, enlighten, help you understand, To shed a little light on the topic of idioms, we ll read this book …
122get across — explain, make something understood I had a hard time trying to get across to him the importance of taking care of his computer discs …
123point out — explain, call attention to She was very kind when she pointed out the mistakes that I had made …
124put across — explain clearly, make oneself understood He spends a lot of effort trying to put across clearly what he wants to say …
125labour the point — explain or discuss something at excessive length. → labour …
126spell something out — explain something in detail. → spell …
127draw a picture (to) — Explain in detail. ► “In several other assignments, Price Waterhouse has worked with executives who have elected to first draw a picture of both the long term outlook for the company and the impact that efficiency initiatives might have, before …
128throw/cast/shed light on — EXPLAIN, elucidate, clarify, clear up, interpret. → light …
