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 his designs for the giant federal health programs have not been fleshed out. —

Peter Sullivan, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025 In addition to the script, Rankin’s very comfortable drawing storyboards to flesh out the world of each scene. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025 The new studies flesh out which Americans are receiving the care. —

Ellen Barry, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 Trump also fleshed out his suspicions about how this tragedy occurred, again emphasizing the visibility during the clear night, and the potential maneuvers the pilots could have made to prevent the crash. —

Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for flesh out