roughly outline
Frequency: 7.110.2 per million words
To give a general idea of something, without the details.
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- The manager roughly outlined the new project goals during the morning meeting.
- He roughly outlined the plot of the opera for those who hadn't seen it before.
- I can roughly outline the travel itinerary, but the specific times aren't fixed yet.
- The architect roughly outlined the floor plan on a napkin to show his idea.
- Could you roughly outline your strategy for the upcoming championship game?
- The professor roughly outlined the main theories in the first lecture of the semester.
- She roughly outlined her reasons for leaving the company to her colleagues.
- The witness roughly outlined the suspect's movements on the night of the crime.
- Before writing any code, the developer roughly outlined the logic of the algorithm.
- We need to roughly outline the budget before we commit to any major purchases.