Collocations for "flesh"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flesh" in context.
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flesh
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [human, animal, mammal] flesh
- [arm, body, leg, face] flesh
- [rolls, layers] of [loose, belly] flesh
- never met him in the flesh
- got to meet him in the flesh
- [meet, see] the [star, player, celebrity] in the flesh
- sank her [fingers, teeth] into his flesh
- (somebody of) your own flesh and blood
- [indulge in, refrain from] pleasures of the flesh
- scrape out the [eggplant, avocado, fruit] flesh
- flesh out the [essay, report, speech, presentation]
- flesh the [essay] out
- flesh out [an idea, your plan, the concept, his theory]
- flesh it out with [details, explanations, graphs, opinions]
- flesh out the role
- [his friend, her ex, she] had fleshed out
- fleshed out [considerably, notably, surprisingly, a little]
- flesh the [leather, hide, animal skin]
- it's only a flesh wound
- [tights, leggings, cosmetics] in flesh tones
- a flesh-colored [shirt, bra]
- [dressed, colored, painted, decorated] in flesh [colors, tones]
- suffered [light, serious, heavy] flesh wounds
- flesh-eating bacteria
'flesh' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):