Learn English – ‘explain like I’m five’

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In my recent question, I got this link in an answer.

Here, 'Explain like I'm five' is written. I tried to find its meaning on the Internet, but I got only an acronym ELI5.

Is 'explain like I'm five' a phrase or an idiom? What does it mean?

Best Answer

It's a shortened form of

Explain like I'm five years old.

I'm not sure whether this already has the status of an idiom, but it's quite frequently used.

The meaning is quite literal:
Explain a complicated subject in a way a five year old can understand.

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