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Phrase(s): frame something in something
1. Lit. to place a frame of something around something. • Let us frame the photograph in a wood frame rather than a metal one. • Alice chose to frame the painting in a simple, unmatted frame. 2. Fig. to express something in a particular way. • He framed his comments in very simple language. • I hope you frame your remarks more clearly next time.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs