Meaning of meat on one's bones | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An amount of flesh on one's body that prevents one from being very thin.
   idiomatic, uncountable
2. An amount of mass, substance, or strength on or within something's body.
   broadly, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

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