broad strokes

broad (brush) strokes

if you describe a situation with broad strokes, you describe it in a very general way without giving any details The novel's historical background is filled in with broad brush strokes. In a few broad strokes he summed up his beliefs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dado (2)	-	Croatian
Pankrati	-	Russian
Sabino	-	Italian
Zlata	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Russian
KriŠTof	-	Slovene, Slovak
Shaw	[ʃɔ:]