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in detail
Idioms and Phrases
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.Example Sentences
The following morning, Harris phoned Ms Fallon to apologise to her and to discuss her concerns in detail.
Collins, Dempsey’s attorney, declined to discuss his case in detail, citing his pending appeal.
In a flurry of announcements, the formation of the human skeleton and the early immune system have also been mapped out in detail.
However, having been made aware by the BBC of complaints from other businesses, the customer began looking through the contract in detail.
The large cast contains so many magnificent voices that I would love to report in detail about the performers who in “Four Black Dragons” vividly chronicle the growing military menace.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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