put flesh on (the bones of) (something)
put flesh on (the bones of) (something)
To add a lot of details to something in order to explain or illustrate it more completely. I just wish the writer had put flesh on the bones of the villain and her motivations—she seems to act against the protagonist for no apparent reason. I like your basic argument. Now just put flesh on the outline to give me a better sense of how you'll tackle the topic.
See also: bone, flesh, on, put
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
put flesh on something
orput flesh on the bones of something
If you put flesh on something or put flesh on the bones of something, you add more detailed information to it. It is hoped that the proposal will put some flesh on the concept. He will need to put flesh on the bones of his calls for greater community involvement.
See also: flesh, on, put, something
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
put flesh on (the bones of) something
add more details to something which exists only in a draft or outline form.See also: flesh, on, put, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
put flesh on (the bones of) something
develop a basic idea, etc. by giving more details to make it more complete: The strength of the book is that it puts flesh on the bare bones of his argument.See also: flesh, on, put, something
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- put flesh on something
- illustrate
- illustrate (something) with (something)
- illustrate with
- flesh out
- for example
- for instance
- flesh
- make no bones about it, to
- to (one's) bones