filling in the blanks
Adding absent information
Filling in the blanks means supplying missing information where gaps exist.
The phrase comes from worksheets or forms with empty spaces to complete: The test asked students to fill in the blanks.
Figuratively, it means inferring or imagining what isn't explicitly stated: The report was vague, so we were left filling in the blanks ourselves.
- answerSolution to query
- solveFind the answer
- completionAct of finishing
- formShape or document
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
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