put (some) meat on (one's) bones

To gain weight, especially when one is skinny. My siblings and I were all scrawny kids, so our grandma was always saying that we had to put some meat on our bones. Come on, take a second helping—it'll put meat on your bones!

See also: bone, meat, on, put

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meat on (one's) bones
pack a wallop
don't spend it all in one place
pack a punch
pack a wallop/punch, to
make the team
caveman
be as light as a feather
cred
couldn't fight (one's) way out of a wet paper bag

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