大處落墨

大处落墨
dàchùluòmò
  1. (figuratively) to concentrate on the key points
  2. to concentrate on the key points

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
=1 大 dài see 大夫 dàifu
=2 處 chǔ
  1. to reside
  2. to live
  3. to dwell
  4. to be in
  5. to be situated at
  6. to stay
  7. to get along with
  8. to be in a position of
  9. to deal with
  10. to discipline
  11. to punish
=2 處 chù
  1. (bound form) place; locality
  2. (bound form) part; aspect
  3. (bound form) office; department; bureau
  4. classifier for locations: spot, point
3 落墨 luòmò to put pen to paper; to begin to write, draw or paint