precisely pin down

Frequency: 5.02.0 per million words

To define or identify something with great precision.

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Examples (10)

  • The difference between the two approaches is hard to pin down precisely.
  • Can you pin down precisely when the incident occurred?
  • Experts are still trying to pin down precisely the cause of the phenomenon.
  • It's difficult to pin down precisely what makes his writing so compelling.
  • We need to pin down precisely the responsibilities of each team member.
  • Her arguments were so vague that it was impossible to pin down precisely her main point.
  • The detective worked tirelessly to pin down precisely the suspect's movements.
  • Scientists hope to pin down precisely the mechanism of action of the new drug.
  • He couldn't pin down precisely why he felt so uneasy about the proposal.
  • To develop an effective solution, we must first precisely pin down the problem.