dot the i

dot the i
phrasal
: to fill in details : make explicit statement

the chairman dotted no i's but everyone present knew the man he meant

Henry James suggests the dissolute vulgarity of the malignant janitor without dotting the i as much as he might be expected to — Henry Hewes


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