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The phrase "explain something to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want someone to clarify or provide information about a specific topic or concept to another person.
Example: "Can you explain something to me about how this machine works?"
Alternatives: "clarify something for" or "elucidate a point to".
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"Let me explain something to you, Crystal.
I want to explain something to you.
I would say: 'Let me explain something to you!
His approach is: Listen, I'm gonna explain something to you.
By the time you explain something to them, they're gone".
"Sir, let me explain something to you," he began.
"Let me explain something to you," Batros senior tells him.
Let me explain something to elitist [expletive] like you who are running down Palin.
"Let me explain something to you," he said to one journalist.
"I want to try and explain something to you," Kathleen says.
4. "Let me explain something to you," said one manager as he drew a triangle on a piece of paper.
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