put flesh on
Example Sentences
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“He put flesh on the bones of One Belt, One Road as a strategic concept,” said one diplomat present at the meeting.
From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2019
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
It doesn't help to put flesh on them.
From Robin by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
