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The phrase "connecting the dots" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to filling in the blanks to make sense of what is known. For example, "By connecting the dots between the past and present, we can better predict the future."
Idiom
Connect the dots.
When you connect the dots, you understand the connections and relationships.
Dictionary
connecting the dots
verb
Present participle of connect the dots
Exact(53)
By not connecting the dots, Glatt can't fully explore the connections among all these characters.
"They need to start connecting the dots".
Then I started connecting the dots".
Outsiders call this connecting the dots".
Now we are connecting the dots.
"Every investigation is about connecting the dots," Mr. Carroll said.
And they do a fine job of connecting the dots.
Things have a way of connecting the dots.
The first story is about connecting the dots.
In effect, the union was connecting the dots.
Dr. Mikovits began connecting the dots almost immediately.
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