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put flesh on (the bones of) something

to add more detail to something in order to make it more interesting or easier to understand We need some real figures and evidence to put flesh on the theory. It would be wise to put flesh on the bones of your basic proposal before you ask them to consider it.

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Byline: Paul Brown THE fledgling Greyhound Board of Great Britain, recommended in the farreaching Donoughue Review of the sport, has begun to put flesh on the bones of its organisation, with various positions to be advertised in tomorrow's Racing Post and elsewhere, writes Paul Brown. GBGB looks to fill posts by The Racing Post (London, England) He needs to put flesh on the bones of the vague policies and wishywashy statements that have become his stock in trade. Sunday Mercury SAYS: Grow up, Cameron by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) Outlining practical regulatory measures that could prevent banks' behaviour getting out of hand and which put flesh on the bones of the promises by Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling to clamp down on City excesses, Gieve said these should be used alongside interest rate setting to provide the central bank with a better set of tools to control the economy. Banks 'need bigger reserves to weather bad times' by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk			put an amount of time in on put an animal down put an animal out put an end to put aside put at a premium put at an amount put at disposal put away put balls on put behind put behind one put best foot forward put by put cards on the table put dibs on put down as bad put down in black and white put down roots put down to put down to experience put eye out put face on put feet up put finger on put flesh on put foot down put foot in it put foot in mouth put foot to the floor put forth put forward put hair on chest put hair up put hand in pocket put hand on heart put hand to the plow put hand up put hands on put head above the parapet put head on the block put heads together put heart and soul into put heart into put house in order put ideas into head put in a good word put in a good word for put in a hard day at work put in a hole put in a nutshell			put down roots put down roots put down roots put down to put down to experience put eye out put eyes out put eyes out put eyes out put eyes out put face on put face on put face on put face on put face on put faith in put feet up put feet up put feet up put feet up put feet up put finger in the dike put finger in the dike put finger in the dyke put finger in the dyke put finger on put finger on put finger on put finger on put first put flesh on put flesh on the bones put flesh on the bones put flesh on the bones put foot down put foot down put foot down put foot down put foot down put foot in it put foot in it put foot in it put foot in it put foot in it put foot in mouth put foot in mouth put foot in mouth put foot in mouth put foot in mouth put foot to the floor put forth put forth put forth put forth put forth put forth effort put forth for acceptance put forth for consideration put forward put forward put forward

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