hold a mirror to (English, verb)
expansion: hold a mirror to (third-person singular simple present holds a mirror to, present participle holding a mirror to, simple past and past participle held a mirror to)
Senses:
glosses: To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into.
glosses: To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of.
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.
Forms:
form: holds a mirror to
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: holding a mirror to
tags: participle
present
form: held a mirror to
tags: participle
past
form: held a mirror to
tags: past
form: hold up a mirror to
tags: alternative