enter the picture
idiom
: to be considered as part of a situation
Marriage never entered the picture until now.
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For a moment, everything seems fine, but then new people and new emotions enter the picture.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
How early in the development of the show did bringing Billy back enter the picture?
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Ideally, a strategic buyer who is happy to pay upward of 15-times NPS for this company would enter the picture, which is possible.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This is where the broader finance function and the CFO enter the picture.
—Pwc Sustainability, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
How early in the development of the show did bringing Billy back enter the picture?
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Ideally, a strategic buyer who is happy to pay upward of 15-times NPS for this company would enter the picture, which is possible.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2024
This is where the broader finance function and the CFO enter the picture.
—Pwc Sustainability, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Enter the picture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enter%20the%20picture. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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