Wiktionary
connected the dots
vb. (en-pastconnect the dots)
Usage examples of "connected the dots".
Hobbes rattled off four intersections and Gillette connected the dots.
While Ryder connected the dots she'd given him, Torin flipped up the microphone and took off her helmet.
He had just connected the dots into a figure dubbed, mentally, the Cavalryman.
He had just connected the dots into a figure dubbed, mentally, Cavalryman.
Marino decided to stay with Eggleston and Ham, also known as the Breakfast Boys, while they connected the dots with string at a scene where it wasn't necessary.