writ small

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From writ (“written”) + small, by analogy with writ large.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see writ, small, smaller, smallest.

Figuratively Miniaturized; on a small scale.

The military base in Lohheide is the continent’s difficult history writ small.2019 February 20, Katrin Bennhold, “Would You Die for Europe? A Binational Battalion Offers an Answer”, in The New York Times, New York City, retrieved 20 Feb 2019:

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