flesh out
To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeletonTo complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeleton.
» Ziri spooned the flesh out of the medlar.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To complete; to create details from a basic outline, structure, or skeleton.
The model shows the basics, but we still need to flesh out the details.
herausarbeiten, ausschmücken
расширя́тьrasširjátʹ, облека́ть пло́тьюoblekátʹ plótʹju, конкретизи́роватьkonkretizírovatʹ
- become round, plump, or shapely
- make fat or plump
- add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Examples
6 sentencesZiri spooned the flesh out of the medlar.
Ziri was spooning the flesh out of the mango.
We must flesh out the plan before presenting it.
Tom's essay was too short, so he decided to flesh it out a bit.
That's a compelling idea, but a lot of details still need to be fleshed out.
Translations
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Forms
fleshes out, fleshing out, fleshed out, fleshed out| Base form | flesh out · to flesh out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fleshes out |
| Present participle | fleshing out |
| Past simple | fleshed out |
| Past participle | fleshed out |
irregular
Synonyms
17 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb