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.
- 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