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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That proves a wise decision, and the choice to flesh out Dory’s past, homing in on her lifelong issues with short-term memory loss, makes for a strong narrative.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 26 June 2025
Star: Eddie Redmayne, also an executive producer, collaborated with the team on crafting this update of a classic spy thriller, in order to flesh out the original charismatic killer played by Edward Fox over 10 episodes.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
In doing so, the high court has further fleshed out its jurisprudence concerning transgender rights, a relatively novel legal issue for courts.
—Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
One of his friends tried to challenge the men, who work for the ministry for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue, which upholds the Taliban's hardline interpretation of Islam, as fleshed out in its recent morality laws.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 17 June 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 26 June 2025
Star: Eddie Redmayne, also an executive producer, collaborated with the team on crafting this update of a classic spy thriller, in order to flesh out the original charismatic killer played by Edward Fox over 10 episodes.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
In doing so, the high court has further fleshed out its jurisprudence concerning transgender rights, a relatively novel legal issue for courts.
—Stephen Humphries, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
One of his friends tried to challenge the men, who work for the ministry for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue, which upholds the Taliban's hardline interpretation of Islam, as fleshed out in its recent morality laws.
—Diaa Hadid, NPR, 17 June 2025
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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