flesh out
phrasal verb
Pronunciation: /flɛʃ aʊt/
Definition
Add more detail, substance, or content to an existing plan, idea, or draft.
Examples
We need to flesh out the proposal with actual budget figures before presenting it to the board.
The director asked the screenwriter to flesh out the secondary characters so they felt more like real people.
He had a basic concept for the app, but it took months of coding to flesh out the final product.
How to Use flesh out
- flesh out [something] (phrasal verb)
- to add detail to a plan or idea — "Please flesh out your initial thoughts into a full report."
- be fleshed out (phrasal verb)
- passive form used when the detail is added by someone else — "The initial sketch was later fleshed out by the design team."
Synonyms of flesh out
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