be a thorn in (one's) flesh イディオム

flesh and blood

a close relative She is my own flesh and blood so of course I felt terrible when she got into trouble.

in the flesh

the person (not a photo or recording of the person) Julia was there - in the flesh, standing right in front of me!

pound of flesh

revenge, an eye for an eye For that insult, Simon will get revenge - his pound of flesh.

flesh out

1．fill or fatten；add to； make fuller，bigger or longer使充实；增加；加多；加大；加长
This story isn't detailed enough；it needs to be fleshed out．这个故事不够详细，还需要充实一下。
He fleshed out his argument with solid facts．他用确凿的事实来充实自己的论点。
The author fleshed out his story by adding more about his war experience．这位作家将他的战争经历更多地加进了这个故事，使故事更充实了。
2．become heavier；put on weight or flesh长肥；发胖
She lost weight after her illness but is beginning to flesh out again．她病后瘦了，但现在又开始发胖了。
That pig is fleshing out well．那头猪正在迅速长膘。

neither fish, (flesh，) nor fowl

sth．or sb．that does not belong to a definite group or known class非驴非马；不伦不类
Mrs．Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair．Mr．Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl．哈里斯太太买了一张桌子兼椅子的家俱，她先生说那是不伦不类。
That book is neither fish，flesh，nor fowl．这本书写得不伦不类。

flesh sth out

Idiom(s): flesh sth out

Theme: EXPLANATION

to make something more detailed, bigger, or fuller. (As if one were adding flesh to a skeleton.)
• This is basically a good outline. Now you'll have to flesh it out.
• The play was good, except that the author needed to flesh out the third act. It was too short.

Make your flesh crawl

If something makes your flesh crawl, it really scares or revolts you. ('Make your flesh creep' is an alternative. 'Make your skin crawl' is also used.)

Press the flesh

When people, especially politicians, press the flesh, they meet members of the public and shake their hands, usually when trying to get support.

Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

If the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, someone lacks the willpower to change things they do because they derive too much pleasure from them.

flesh and blood|blood|flesh

n. 1. A close relative (as a father, daughter, brother); close relatives. Used in the phrase "one's own flesh and blood". Such an answer from her and she's my own flesh and blood, too! 2. The appearance of being real or alive. The author doesn't give his characters any flesh and blood. 3. The human body. Before child labor laws, small children often worked 50 or 60 hours a week in factories. It was more than flesh and blood could bear.

be a arrow in (one's) flesh

To be a connected or assiduous account of annoyance, frustration, or trouble. My assistant was an ecology activist back he was younger, and allegedly he's been absolutely a arrow in the oil companies' beef anytime since. This accusation is a arrow in my flesh. Let's aloof achieve out of court.Learn more: flesh, thorn

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