put someone in the picture

put someone in the picture
INFORM, fill in, explain the situation/circumstances to, bring up to date, update, brief, keep posted; informal clue in, bring up to speed.

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put someone in the picture british informal phrase
to give someone the information that they need to understand something

Mike here can put you in the picture about how we run the office.

Thesaurus: to tell someone something, or to give informationsynonym
Main entry: picture

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • put someone in the picture — British informal to give someone the information that they need to understand something Mike here can put you in the picture about how we run the office …   English dictionary

  • put you in the picture — If you put someone in the picture, you tell them the information they need to know about something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • put sb in the picture — keep/put sb in the picture ► to make sure someone knows all the facts about a situation that is changing: »We keep shareholders in the picture with our annual reports. Main Entry: ↑picture …   Financial and business terms

  • put one in the picture — {v. phr.} To inform someone of all the facts about a given situation. * /Once you re back from your overseas trip, we ll put you in the picture about recent developments at home./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put one in the picture — {v. phr.} To inform someone of all the facts about a given situation. * /Once you re back from your overseas trip, we ll put you in the picture about recent developments at home./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • put\ one\ in\ the\ picture — v. phr. To inform someone of all the facts about a given situation. Once you re back from your overseas trip, we ll put you in the picture about recent developments at home …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keep someone in the picture — (or put someone in the picture) chiefly Brit : to give someone the information that is needed to understand something Teachers meet regularly with parents to keep them in the picture about their child s progress. I ll put you in the picture as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep someone in the picture — keep (someone) in the picture put (someone) in the picture to explain to someone what is happening. I ll be counting on you to keep me in the picture while I m away …   New idioms dictionary

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