- connect-the-dots
- adjective
Date: 1981
done or proceeding in a series of simple and usually predictable steps <a movie with a connect-the-dots plot>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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connect-the-dots — conˌnect the ˈdots adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES 1. bringing together a lot of pieces of information from different places in order to show that something is true : • a connect the dots explanation of the events 2. very simple,… … Financial and business terms
connect the dots — Ⅰ. connect the dots ► to bring together information from different places in order to understand something as a whole or how different things affect each other: »We fail to connect the dots between the way we live today and the needs of tomorrow … Financial and business terms
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connect the dots — to understand the relationship between different ideas or experiences. It took years of hard work to connect the dots between the murder and the suspect. Etymology: from a children s activity in which a picture can be seen when you draw lines to… … New idioms dictionary
connect the dots — phrasal to link together logically related elements in order to draw a conclusion < trying to connect the dots in the investigation > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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connect the dots — verb a) To attempt to complete a puzzle in which dots on a paper must be connected in a specific order so that the joining lines form a picture. b) To make connections in ones mind, arriving at a more holistic understanding of a situation … Wiktionary
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