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meat on one's bones

meat on one's bones noun: an amount of flesh on one's body that prevents one from being very thin.

Noun

meat on one's bones (uncountable)

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

Questions about meat on one's bones

What does meat on one's bones mean?
Meat on one's bones means an amount of flesh on one's body that prevents one from being very thin.
What part of speech is meat on one's bones?
Meat on one's bones is a noun.

Words near meat on one's bones in the dictionary

  1. meat market
  2. meat markets
  3. meat off
  4. meat offering
  5. meat offerings
  6. meat on one's bones
  7. meat on the bones
  8. meat pad
  9. meat pads
  10. meat pie
  11. meat pies

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