I've seeen FLESH OUT in a couple of sentences and i don't really know if it's got different meanings and i don't know if there's any neeed to some clues in the sentence to know the meaning, telll me the meanings with examples, and of course i'm completely outta idea about it's meanings
2006-08-30 11:47:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It actually has two meanings, but they are similar. Grandma used to say, "He'll flesh out when he gets older", meaning he will fatten, fill out, or become 'plump'. And let me tell you, when my cousins hit puberty, they did! Made them look better, instead of the scrawny little twerps they were, they turned in to good-looking 'hunks'.
The second meaning is usually used in writing. To "flesh out" your characters, means to give more detail so as to give more depth of character.
It's like the difference between a thin watery broth and a thick hearty beef stew. There is more to "chew" on (think about and consider).
Hope this helps, good luck.
2006-09-07 11:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by Ding-Ding 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Flesh Out Definition
2016-12-18 18:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flesh It Out
2016-10-05 08:42:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To flesh something out means to add detail to it. For example, maybe you've got a good idea for a book, but you need to flesh it out by deciding on characters, location, background, etc.
2006-08-30 11:54:38 · answer #4 · answered by EC-S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means filling in the details. Often a first draft of an idea or a process is called a "skeleton", so filling in the details would be putting flesh on the skeleton.
2006-08-30 11:53:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To “flesh out” an idea is to give it substance, as a sculptor adds clay flesh to a skeletal armature.
2006-09-03 17:03:34 · answer #6 · answered by Rocks 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means to start to make sense.
2006-09-04 13:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK like what are you saying bout meaning. YOUR NOT GIVIN US MEANINGS!!
2006-09-06 13:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by Alison Z 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure...but it's think it's adding in the details...
2006-09-06 17:01:06 · answer #9 · answered by sea.dreams 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know
2006-09-03 06:16:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋