To expand the canvas
To detail and broaden the subject. To develop the topic.
(Modern Hebrew following the expression 'the stage was too short to extend')
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִרְחִיב אֶת הַיְּרִיעָה
Definition (Hebrew)
פֵּרֵט וְהִרְחִיב אֶת הַנּוֹשֵׂא. פִּתֵּחַ אֶת הַנּוֹשֵׂא.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת הַבִּטּוּי "קָצַר הַמַּצָּע מֵהִשְׂתָּרֵעַ")