Idiom
meat on the bones
Meaning
A substantial addition to or augmentation of the content of something, especially something which is unfinished or incomplete.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This rough draft needs more meat on the bones.”
“The report is a good start, but you need to add more meat on the bones before the meeting.”
“While the initial proposal outlined a promising vision, it lacked the necessary meat on the bones to convince the board of its long-term viability.”
Examples
simple
“This rough draft needs more meat on the bones.”
contextual
“The report is a good start, but you need to add more meat on the bones before the meeting.”
complex
“While the initial proposal outlined a promising vision, it lacked the necessary meat on the bones to convince the board of its long-term viability.”
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