go into detail
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: to discuss or describe everything about something including the small or unimportant parts
The newspaper reports went into (great) detail about his political background.
I will try to tell the story without going into too much detail.
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Akili King, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
Rowe did not go into detail about his vision for the nearly 160-year-old agency.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Levine went on to allude to personal challenges that his client has experienced, though did not go into detail.
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Trump didn’t go into detail on the idea, which would require Congress' approval.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 21 June 2024
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Akili King, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
Rowe did not go into detail about his vision for the nearly 160-year-old agency.
—NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
Levine went on to allude to personal challenges that his client has experienced, though did not go into detail.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Trump didn’t go into detail on the idea, which would require Congress' approval.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 21 June 2024
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“Go into detail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20into%20detail. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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