in detail

Idioms  

1. With close attention to particulars; thoroughly. For example, She explained her theory in detail. It is also put as go into detail, meaning “to investigate thoroughly,” as in You know what I mean, so I needn't go into detail. The first expression dates from about 1600, the second from the late 1800s.

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in detail

The bills differ in detail but converge on one principle: data centers pay their own costs.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Wednesday he could not commit to changing the policy completely but would "look at it in detail before we go further forward".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"In addition, the process generates numerous transformation products that we have not yet been able to investigate in detail -- for instance, gaseous compounds that form during the reaction."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

He did not describe the level of damage in detail.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

I don’t know whether or not I will do this, but driving along I have planned it in detail even to the kind of pump, the leeching bins, the tests to determine disappearance of salinity.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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