put (some) meat on (one's) bones

To gain weight, especially when one is skinny. My siblings and I were all scrawny kids, so our grandma was always saying that we had to put some meat on our bones. Come on, take a second helping—it'll put meat on your bones!

词组	put (some) meat on (one's) bones
释义	put (some) meat on (one's) bones put (some) meat on (one's) bones To gain weight, especially when one is skinny. My siblings and I were all scrawny kids, so our grandma was always saying that we had to put some meat on our bones. Come on, take a second helping—it'll put meat on your bones! See also: bone, meat, on, put Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: meat on (one's) bones go out of style go out of fashion pack a wallop don't spend it all in one place pack a punch pack a wallop/punch, to get off (one's) rear get off one’s rear
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