painting with a broad brush
painting with a broad brush is the present participle and gerund of paint with a broad brush.
Meaning of paint with a broad brush
Verb
paint with a broad brush (third-person singular simple present paints with a broad brush, present participle painting with a broad brush, simple past and past participle painted with a broad brush)
- To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.
- I'm just painting with a broad brush. You fellows fill in the details.1958, H. Boyle, J. House, “Folklore in the News: Businessmen's Bebop”, in Western Folklore, volume 17, number 1, page 63
Questions about painting with a broad brush
- What is painting with a broad brush the present participle and gerund of?
- Painting with a broad brush is the present participle and gerund of paint with a broad brush.
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