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Phrase(s): unfold something into something
to spread something out into something. • The child unfolded the page into a model village. • I unfolded the brochure into a large colorful sheet of advertising., Phrase(s): unfold into something
1. [for something folded up] to unfold into something. • The greeting card unfolded into a little paper house. • It unfolded into a cute scene. 2. Fig. [for a story] to develop into something interesting. (Fig. on Q.) • The story unfolded into a real mystery. • The tale unfolded into a farce.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs