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meat on one's bones en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (idiomatic, uncountable) An amount of flesh on one's body that prevents one from being very thin.
2. (broadly, uncountable) An amount of mass, substance, or strength on or within something's body.
   • I'd rather buy a truck than a car; I need something with more meat on its bones.
   • You're dressing up as a canary? Can't you find something with a little more meat on its bones, like an eagle?

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