zoom in

zoom in
{v. phr.} 1. To rapidly close in on (said of airplanes and birds of prey). * /The fighter planes zoomed in on the enemy target./ 2. To make a closeup of someone or something with a camera. * /The photographer zoomed in on the tiny colibri as it hovered over a lovely tropical flower./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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