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flesh out

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flesh out something
to explain something more completely. She sketches a character's outline in just a few words and then vividly fleshes out her portrait as the book goes along.
Etymology: based on the idea of adding flesh to a picture that shows only the bones of a creature
See also: flesh

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``We're not going to have any gouging of flesh out in my courtroom,'' Superior Court Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki told attorney Robert Baker and forensic pathologist Werner Spitz after Baker challenged Spitz to show jurors how it was possible.
 
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