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
Saku	SAH-koo	Finnish
NikŠA	-	Croatian
Allegra	ə-LEG-rə (English), ahl-LE-grah (Italian)	English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Rosannah	ro-ZAN-ə	English (Rare)
Keshet	-	Hebrew
Agnieszka	ahg-NYESH-kah	Polish