put flesh on (the bones of) something
- put flesh on (the bones of) something
put flesh on (the bones of) something phrase
to give more details about something so that people can see more clearly what it would be like
We need you to put some flesh on the bones of these proposals.
Thesaurus: to make something easier to understand
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put flesh on (the bones of) sth idiom
to develop a basic idea, etc. by giving more details to make it more complete
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The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of this argument.
Useful english dictionary.
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