- put in the picture
- put (someone) in the picture
to explain to someone what is happening.
Jim had no idea what was going on until I put him in the picture.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
put in the picture
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put in the picture — Give all the relevant information • • • Main Entry: ↑picture … Useful english dictionary
put in the picture — If you give somebody all the information necessary to enable them to fully understand a situation, you put them in the picture. Some changes were made during your absence. Let me put you in the picture … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put in the picture — (smb) tell someone what the situation is They have finally decided to put me in the picture about the new work procedures … Idioms and examples
put in the picture — please come in and sit down, and we ll put you in the picture Syn: inform, fill in, explain the situation/circumstances to, bring up to date, update, brief, keep posted, clue in, bring up to speed … Thesaurus of popular words
put in the picture — Inform. Bring (person) up to date … A concise dictionary of English slang
put you in the picture — If you put someone in the picture, you tell them the information they need to know about something … The small dictionary of idiomes
put somebody in the picture — put/keep sb in the ˈpicture idiom (informal) to give sb the information they need in order to understand a situation • Just to put you in the picture there have been a number of changes here recently. Main entry: ↑pictureidiom … Useful english dictionary
put someone in the picture — put (someone) in the picture to explain to someone what is happening. Jim had no idea what was going on until I put him in the picture … New idioms dictionary
be in the picture — to know; to have information (note: to put in the picture means to give information; to keep in the picture means to keep informed) … Idioms and examples
put someone in the picture — INFORM, fill in, explain the situation/circumstances to, bring up to date, update, brief, keep posted; informal clue in, bring up to speed. → picture * * * put someone in the picture british informal phrase to give someone the information that… … Useful english dictionary
