What is the difference between flesh out and flush out

Flesh Out When you are developing a project—putting more meat on its bones, so to speak—you are fleshing it out. To flesh out is to expand something or build it up.

Let's flesh out this proposal and make it more meaty. We need an all-day meeting to flesh out these ideas. Flush Out When you shoo a flock of birds out of hiding, you are flushing them out. Flush out is also a metaphor for revealing things or clearing them out. The hunters flushed out their prey. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. Forgot your password?

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