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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But these rules have taken a while to get fully fleshed out, finalized and implemented. —

Andrea Kane, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024 However, the financing details of the stadium project have yet to be fleshed out. —

Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 What exactly is driving the excess water isn't fully fleshed out, but climate change and changes in land use that cause water to run off the landscape faster are likely factors. —

Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 Related Articles Movie review: ‘Memoir of a Snail’ is stop-motion walk through sadness, hope Chu and writers Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox turned to Maguire’s book to further flesh out the storyline, while adding a few flourishes of their own. —

Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flesh out