Definition of "meat on one's bones" in англійська

Noun

1. An amount of flesh on one's body that prevents one from being very thin.

2. 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.