connect the dots (English, verb)
expansion: connect the dots (third-person singular simple present connects the dots, present participle connecting the dots, simple past and past participle connected the dots)
Senses:
glosses: To attempt to complete a puzzle in which dots on a paper must be connected in a specific order so that the joining lines form a picture.
tags: literally
glosses: To make connections in one's mind, in order to arrive at a more holistic understanding of a situation.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
Forms:
form: connects the dots
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: connecting the dots
tags: participle
present
form: connected the dots
tags: participle
past
form: connected the dots
tags: past