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To justify or make excuses for

To clarify or explain something clearly

Verb

To justify or make excuses for

make excuses for

absolve yourself

clear the air about

exculpate oneself

exonerate oneself

vindicate oneself

give a justification for

give an alibi for

give an apologia for

give an excuse for

give an explanation for

give a rationale for

give a reason for

give reasons for

provide a rationale for

make a case for

make acceptable

show to be reasonable

give grounds for

make allowances

make allowances for

provide a cop out for

give good reason for

come up with an explanation for

provide a justification for

provide an explanation for

give an explanation

show grounds for

come up with an explanation

give the rationale behind

speak on behalf of

speak in support of

legitimatize^US

legitimatise^UK

be answerable for

show just cause for

prove to be reasonable

speak in favor of

give credence to

give substance to

show to be true

offer grounds for

bear witness to

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Verb

To clarify or explain something clearly

explain in simple terms

put in plain English

fill someone in

characterize^US

give the details of

characterise^UK

express in words

make perfectly clear

make intelligible

put in plain words

give an explanation of

give insight into

explain in detail

give an account of

make understood

put in the picture

put in a nutshell

get to the meat

draw a picture of

make straightforward

reduce to the bare bones

get down to basics

state in layman's language

make see daylight

clear the air about

get something straight

give a commentary on

shed light upon

particularize^US

put flesh on the bones of

go into detail about

particularise^UK

go into detail on

give the big picture

put into plain English

paint a picture

be a typical example of

be the embodiment of

serve as an example of

serve as a typical example of

be representative of

put one straight

let daylight in

hit the high spots

let sunlight in

call a spade a spade

give the meaning of

state precisely

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throw money around

throw money down the drain

throw monkey wrench in

throw in your hand

throw into uproar

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