
meaning - Looking for the opposite of "drill down" - English Language ...
Feb 26, 2013 · 0 Probably, you can use reverse drill down (or, reverse drilldown). I found this on a University of Georgia memo: The opposite of drill down is reverse drill down where the initial view is …
single word requests - Less colloquial term for "zoom in" - English ...
Apr 1, 2014 · 2 Drill down " is the term used to look at a more granular set of data in MS Excel's report reader. "Drill up" is used to look at a more summarized view of the data, in contrast.
Verb meaning "to be more specific" - English Language & Usage Stack ...
Feb 8, 2017 · Drill down is a common command for further subcategories that are subsets of the initial search. Advanced invites more detailed filters in the searches. So if you want to suggest an …
capitalization - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jun 25, 2015 · I've never seen it capitalized, and I can't think of a good argument for why it should be. That said, in my experience e.g. is much more widely employed than ex. (even though Latin died …
Is "many a times" correct? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Dec 5, 2013 · @ses When I drill down I do see "to hello", only it's not an infinitive form of a verb, but rather a preposition followed by a greeting or phrase. Compare that to the quote I posted directly …
What is the wasted piece called in metalworking?
Mar 23, 2025 · If you re-orient your rectangles so that they are end-to-end with a 0.5 cut, you are left with one 1-2 cm piece of scrap at the end, which is an off-cut. The term off-cut is normally used for …
What's the origin of the phrase "into the weeds"?
Feb 4, 2015 · In(to) the weeds is a common way of saying there is unnecessary or too much information or detail about a particular subject. Where did this phrase come from?
phrase usage - Latter vs former: Why is "latter half/stages/part ...
Aug 8, 2024 · You need to compare like with like, and drill down into the results in individual texts, because it's entirely possible e.g. that google books has more results from or about the second half …
meaning - What does "going forward" mean? - English Language
In more and more podcasts and presentations I hear sentences such as this one: That is our strategy going forward. What meaning does going forward add to the sentence? That is, how is it differen...
Where did the idiom "giving a heads up" come from?
Mar 26, 2011 · I know giving heads up means to inform someone, but how does that relate to the literal meaning i.e. giving heads up? What's the background? Where did it come from?