broad strokes

And only the broad strokes of the strategy were clear.

Eventually they reached something like an agreement, or at least the broad strokes of one.

Then he told her about his mission, albeit in broad strokes.

"But you can help people in broad strokes, without giving away the store.

Their acts might indeed still have to be painted in broad strokes.

The anti-pornography forces say such broad strokes are not enough.

They did so in broad strokes: one didn't have to understand Italian to know where the laughs were.

So I'll give it to you in broad strokes.

Big roles requiring broad strokes were not his strong suit.

When it comes to the present, Frank paints with particularly broad strokes.

"Then we already have the essential picture, at least in broad strokes.

The President made his proposals in broad strokes, and the details remain to be worked out.

But musical theater often works best when painted in broad strokes.

The characters, once outlined in broad strokes, do very much what you'd expect.

You'll get the broad strokes during the inspection, and a detailed report will follow.

I've understood in broad strokes what the problems are.

It was a canvas ripe for painting with broad strokes.

That is underlined here with broad strokes of the pen.

Cranston finished up the picture with a few broad strokes.

Just the broad strokes of something hot or funny.

What they were waiting for, in broad strokes, was a story something like this:

The changes announced yesterday, however, steered clear of such broad strokes.

The new data provide a picture of suburban immigration painted in broad strokes.

He is being asked to define proposals, rather than depict them with broad strokes.