make sth plain
Frequency: 8.522.0 per million words
to state something clearly and directly
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Examples (10)
- They made it plain that they were against the idea.
- The teacher made the instructions plain for all students to understand.
- He made his intentions plain from the beginning.
- Please make your point plain so there's no confusion.
- She made her disapproval plain with a stern look.
- It's important to make your expectations plain to your team.
- The manager made it plain that tardiness would not be tolerated.
- I want to make my position plain on this matter.
- By repeating the key points, he made the concept plain.
- Can you make it plain what you mean by that?