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Definition
Flesh out
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Examples
She fleshed out her idea
Flush out
To clean something out with a flow of liquids
Examples
Please flush out the fuel line and clean it
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about flesh out/flush out?
@average_jane: @snackmantis I don't know - I have a pretty big hatred of "flesh out," mostly because 50% of people say "flush out" instead.
@hert: nice flesh out vs. flush out, down the pike vs. down the pipe discussion during a work meeting #grammar @grammargirl
@Tyreil: Flesh Out vs Flush Out http://t.co/lA4keMF74v #thingsigoogledtoday
@v1talyg: Unless you're talking about your plumbing, the expression is "to flesh something out," not "flush." #grammar
@thatsouchie23: Forget a flush throw the stank out with the toilet in the flesh straight to hell
@lchecks: Today's office debate: Flesh out or flush out? http://t.co/PgLVPBfjCC
@breakarae: Oh God. The expression is "flesh out" and not "flush out." Soooo many emails sent out with the latter. Better luck next time, McCall.