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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All the digressions and discombobulations, and the need to flesh out so many angles of the Stacy/Aislin dynamic, impact the directness some of the play’s key messages about mortality, community and communication.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
While the focus is on leather goods and each entry must include a handbag, designers are invited to flesh out their capsules with garments and other items such as bag charms.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
The multi-hyphenate also continued to flesh out his acting career with roles in Ant-Man (2015) and its 2018 sequel, Sleepless (2017), Dolemite Is My Name (2019), and Fear (2023).
—EW.com, 12 June 2025
Leadership will expect a storyboard, wireframe and user interface schematics to flesh out a minimum viable product.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
While the focus is on leather goods and each entry must include a handbag, designers are invited to flesh out their capsules with garments and other items such as bag charms.
—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 13 June 2025
The multi-hyphenate also continued to flesh out his acting career with roles in Ant-Man (2015) and its 2018 sequel, Sleepless (2017), Dolemite Is My Name (2019), and Fear (2023).
—EW.com, 12 June 2025
Leadership will expect a storyboard, wireframe and user interface schematics to flesh out a minimum viable product.
—Clint Boulton, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Flesh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flesh%20out. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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