flesh out
phrasal verb
fleshed out; fleshing out; fleshes out
: to provide more information about (something) : to make (something) more complete by adding details
You need to flesh out your plan with more details.
She fleshes out the characters in her novels very well.
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To prepare for the upcoming season while fleshing out your winter travel wardrobe, choose pieces that can be worn year-round.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Björk didn’t stick to her original idea of creating Medúlla entirely out of the human voice, ultimately fleshing out the songs with some synths and conventional instruments.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2025
In video interviews in Chinese and English with bilingual captions, 16 people associated with Yang’s undertaking flesh out its history and continuing impact.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Swims and Bunetta fleshed out the rest of the song in an Airbnb together, taking inspiration from a relationship Swims was struggling with at the time.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
Björk didn’t stick to her original idea of creating Medúlla entirely out of the human voice, ultimately fleshing out the songs with some synths and conventional instruments.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2025
In video interviews in Chinese and English with bilingual captions, 16 people associated with Yang’s undertaking flesh out its history and continuing impact.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Swims and Bunetta fleshed out the rest of the song in an Airbnb together, taking inspiration from a relationship Swims was struggling with at the time.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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