meat on (one's) bones

meat on (one's) bones

Flesh or fat. Especially used in contrast to being skinny or scrawny. My siblings and I were all scrawny kids, so our grandma was always saying that we needed more meat on our bones. Come on, take a second helping—put some meat on your bones!
See also: bone, meat, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • put (some) meat on (one's) bones
  • pack a wallop
  • couldn't fight (one's) way out of a paper bag
  • couldn't fight your way out of a paper bag
  • couldn't fight (one's) way out of a wet paper bag
  • make the team
  • cred
  • pack a punch
  • pack a wallop/punch, to
  • I’m shaking in fear