English Explanatory Dictionary

hold a mirror to

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into.
  2. To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.

Word forms

hold a mirror to holds a mirror to holding a mirror to held a mirror to hold up a mirror to
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