in detail
- idiom
- She was able to tell me in detail what happened.
- describe in detail
- explain in detail
- discuss in detail
And I drew it to scale in detail with lots of notes and stuff.
- And I drew it to scale in detail with lots of notes and stuff.
- Now we should go through the code and see in detail how the two different applications work.
- I mean, imagine it down to the finest nuance in detail in Technicolor.
- The pain, I haven't talked about this in detail, but the pain was ridiculous.
- His past several years had been spent studying crimes in detail.
- And what is the experience of bullying like for him in detail?
- It was crystal clear in detail.
- To answer this, let us look at one note in detail.
- Tell me about your most positive work experience in detail.
- I feel some kind of way about all right, and and I'll explain more in detail why, but I'll say from the jump.
Examples
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We will talk about this scheme in detail in the next lecture.
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Now we should go through the code and see in detail how the two different applications work.
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Now we can answer in detail exactly what is heat.
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And we will go over these in detail throughout this video.
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So we agreed we would look at it in detail and look at all the different attacks that happened in the area at the time.
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Now let's talk in detail about the camera.
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So let me just describe in detail the problem we're trying to solve.
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I was hoping to examine your copy in detail.
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The next few pages will outline each of these steps in detail and explain the implications for PETE programs.
Academic text (2011) -
The report examined the issue in detail, providing all the necessary facts and figures.
Synonyms
To do something completely and carefully
In a way that has many small details and rich decoration
In a way that includes every part and leaves nothing out
With many careful details and clear planning
Antonyms
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'thoroughly, including all important facts' is directly derivable from combining 'in' (inside/within) with 'detail' (specific facts); 'in detail' literally means 'within the details' and therefore is immediately comprehensible to a learner who knows both words. This composition is a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern (e.g., Spanish 'en detalle', French 'en détail'), not an idiomatic shift, so it should be accessible at B1 level.
Etymology
The phrase in detail comes from the image of breaking something into small parts: the word detail once meant a small part, and to look in each part is to show every little piece. So, to explain something in detail means 'thoroughly'.