a picture conveys information more effectively than words
a picture can tell a story just as well as many words
using graphics can convey ideas more effectively than a large number of words
graphic illustration conveys stronger messages than words
A good presentation should contain more of graphics and less of text, since a picture is worth a thousand words.
In order to effectively convey the health hazards of smoking, a cigarette pack now contains a picture of diseased lungs, instead of just the statutory warning message. A picture is worth a thousand words.
The newspaper report carried more pictures of the event than text, since a picture is worth a thousand words.
Its easier to learn how a machine works from pictures rather than descriptions, since a picture is worth a thousand words.
It would be better if you drew out a map with the direction to the place rather than just telling me. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Jane’s reaction in the picture is so weird about her boss – someone truly said that a picture paints a thousand words.
Such a beautiful portrait of a little girl – represents how a picture paints a thousand words.
There is no origin for this idiom
Was this page helpful?
definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.