flesh something out (with something)

flesh something out (with something)
flesh something out(with something)
Fig. to make something more detailed, bigger, or fuller. •

This is basically a good outline. Now you'll have to flesh it out.

The play was good, except that the author needed to flesh out the third act. It was too short.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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