put flesh on
Example Sentences
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Closer to home, online photo archives put flesh on the bones of the cartographic outlines.
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2021
In Pyongyang this week Mike Pompeo, America’s secretary of state, is trying to put flesh on those flimsy bones.
From Economist • Jul. 5, 2018
The stunning discovery helps put flesh on the bones of these extinct creatures, opening a new window on the biology of a group that dominated Earth for more than 160 million years.
From BBC • Dec. 8, 2016
“China has really been working over the last year to put flesh on the bones.”
From Time • Sep. 25, 2015
And it is not unprofitable either, if a man knows any thing about beasts, and where are the best pastures on which to put flesh on their bones.
From John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land and Sea by Kingston, William Henry Giles
