meat on the bones

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Noun

meat on the bones (uncountable)

(idiomatic, often preceded by put) A substantial addition to or augmentation of the content of something, especially something which is unfinished or incomplete.
- 2009 October 11, Ashley Seager, "Has Darling or Osborne the best plan for cutting the deficit?," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 12 June 2022):
  The Conservatives finally put some meat on the bones of their plans at their annual conference last week.
- 2014 June 16, Allison Stewart, "Music: 'Ultraviolence' is the set of songs Lana Del Rey was invented to sing," Washington Post (retrieved 12 June 2022):
  Co-producer Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys puts meat on the bones of songs that often feel like little more than drowsily repeated phrases.
- 2020 April 28, Robert Benzie, "Doug Ford promises more details this week," The Star (Toronto, Canada) (retrieved 12 June 2022):
  As Premier Doug Ford scrambles to put some meat on the bones of his vague plan for reopening the economy, he’s asking businesses to suggest regulatory shortcuts.

单词	meat on the bones
释义	meat on the bones English Noun meat on the bones (uncountable) (idiomatic, often preceded by put) A substantial addition to or augmentation of the content of something, especially something which is unfinished or incomplete. 2009 October 11, Ashley Seager, "Has Darling or Osborne the best plan for cutting the deficit?," Guardian (UK) (retrieved 12 June 2022): The Conservatives finally put some meat on the bones of their plans at their annual conference last week. 2014 June 16, Allison Stewart, "Music: 'Ultraviolence' is the set of songs Lana Del Rey was invented to sing," Washington Post (retrieved 12 June 2022): Co-producer Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys puts meat on the bones of songs that often feel like little more than drowsily repeated phrases. 2020 April 28, Robert Benzie, "Doug Ford promises more details this week," The Star (Toronto, Canada) (retrieved 12 June 2022): As Premier Doug Ford scrambles to put some meat on the bones of his vague plan for reopening the economy, he’s asking businesses to suggest regulatory shortcuts. See also flesh out meat on one's bones
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meat on the bones

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