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expand on sth

Phrasal Verb with expand
 
 
/ɪkˈspænd/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to give more details about something that you have said or written: She mentioned a few ideas, but she didn't expand on them.
(Definition of expand on sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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