phrasal verb · neutral
bring into the picture
UK/brɪŋ ˌɪntə ðə ˈpɪktʃə/US/brɪŋ ˌɪn·tə ðə ˈpɪk·tʃər/bring·in·to·the·PIC·ture
to include someone or something so that they become part of a situation or discussion
Examples
“When discussing traffic, we must bring technology into the picture as a possible solution.”
“The new research brings community behaviour into the picture when analysing pollution.”
“Don't forget to bring cost-benefit analysis into the picture.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policy-makers must bring local cultural practices into the picture if interventions are to succeed.”
Collocations
- bring X into the picture
- bring someone into the picture
Word family
Common mistakes
use literal translation 'put into picture'→bring into the picture
say simply 'mention' for formal writing→bring into the picture
Say it for a higher band
5mention→6introduce→7+bring into the picture
Synonyms
introduce
bring into consideration
Easily confused
introduce
“The committee introduced a new clause to the proposal at yesterday's meeting.”
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