Idiom: bird’s-eye view
Meaning
Idiom: bird’s-eye view (of something)
- as seen from above
- a broad view of a situation
Example sentences
— I recommend that you go up to the top floor so you can get a bird’s-eye view of the city.
— The introduction of the report gives an excellent bird’s-eye view of the new project.
— When we flew into Washington DC, we saw a gorgeous bird's-eye view of the monuments and US Capitol.
— Could someone give us a bird's-eye view of the plan before we discuss the specific details?
— So that's a bird's-eye view of what will be learning in this course. Any questions?
— We are on the 34th floor so we got an amazing bird's-eye view of New York City.
— If you hike to the top of Old Rag Mountain, you'll see a bird's eye view of the valley and the beautiful fall foliage.
— I bet the top of the Eiffel Tower has a wonderful bird's-eye view of Paris.
— The most amazing bird's-eye view I ever saw was from a hot air balloon floating through Cappadocia, Turkey.
— It would have been helpful if someone had given a bird's-eye view of the situation before the discussion because many of the attendees weren't familiar with it.
— The free session I went to provided a bird's-eye view of the trainer's fitness program, which covers nutrition, strength and flexibility training, cardio exercises and body image counseling.
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