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flesh out

verb

(tr) to give substance to (an argument, description, etc)
(intr) to expand or become more substantial

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, put flesh on the bones of. Give substance to, provide with details, amplify. For example, The editor told her to flesh out the story, or You need to put flesh on the bones of these characters. This metaphoric expression, alluding to clothing a nude body or adding flesh to a skeleton, was in the mid-1600s put simply as to flesh, the adverb out being added about two centuries later.

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Within it was the deal US and UK officials have been putting together to flesh out a tariffs agreement struck last month.

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In a speech earlier, Badenoch sought to flesh out her party's approach to tackling illegal immigration.

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"It was important to flesh out those emotional, human stories, to bring the Scottish stories to life," says Roger Park about the volunteers.

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Ritter fleshes out Liz and shows more of her vulnerable side through flashbacks to the hard knocks she experienced in her emotionally turbulent past.

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No timeline has been announced for the ban, with ministers asking an "implementation group" to flesh out proposals and learn from other countries.

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