Смысл: enflesh

enflesh[ınʹfleʃ]
v книжн.
<Í> 1. 1) превратить в плоть, дать плотскую оболочку
2) воплотить
2. дать обрасти мясом
3. укоренить; внедрить в плоть и кровь

flesh Идиома

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.

flesh out|flesh

v., informal 1. To add to; make fuller, bigger, or longer. The author fleshed out his story by adding more about his war experiences. 2. also flesh up To become heavier, put on weight, or flesh. He lost weight after his illness but is beginning to flesh out again. See: FILL OUT.

in person|flesh|in the flesh|person

adv. phr. Yourself; personally. A TV actor appeared in person today in school. The governor cannot march in the parade in person today, but his wife wilt march.
Compare: FACE-TO-FACE².
Antonym: INSTEAD OF.

neither fish nor fowl|fish|flesh|fowl|neither fish

Something or someone that does not belong to a definite group or known class; a strange person or thing; someone or something odd or hard to understand. The man is neither fish nor fowl; he votes Democrat or Republican according to which will do him the most good. Mrs. Harris bought a piece of furniture that was both a table and a chair. Mr. Harris said it was neither fish nor fowl. The movie is neither fish nor fowl; it is a funny love story.

pound of flesh|flesh|pound

n. phr., literary The maximum payment authorized by law. He had hoped that Peter would be lenient regarding the interest they had agreed on, but Peter demanded his full pound of flesh.

press the flesh|flesh|press

v., slang To shake hands with total strangers by the hundreds, keeping an artificial smile all the way, in order to raise one's popularity during political elections. Incumbent Governor Maxwell was pressing the flesh all day long at six different hotels.
Compare: BABY KISSER.

thorn in the flesh|flesh|side|thorn|thorn in one's

n. phr. Something that causes stubborn trouble; a constant bother; a vexation. The new voter organization soon became the biggest thorn in the senator's side. The guerrilla band was a thorn in the flesh of the invaders.

flesh

flesh
In addition to the idioms beginning with flesh, also see go the way of all flesh; in person; make one's flesh creep; neither fish nor fowl; pound of flesh; press the flesh; spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the; thorn in one's flesh.
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- flesh and blood
- flesh out

go the way of all flesh

go the way of all flesh
Die, as in Our dog's gone the way of all flesh and I'm not sure we'll get another. This expression is actually a misquotation from the Bible, which has it to go the way of all the earth (I Kings 2:2; Joshua 22:14), also meaning “to die.”

make one's flesh creep

make one's flesh creep
Also, make one's skin crawl. Cause one to shudder with disgust or fear, as in That picture makes my flesh creep, or Cockroaches make my skin crawl. This idiom alludes to the feeling of having something crawl over one's body or skin. The first term appeared in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1727): “Something in their countenance made my flesh creep with a horror I cannot express.” The variant dates from the late 1800s.

spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the

spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, the
One would like to undertake something but hasn't the energy or strength to do so. For example, Another set of tennis? The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Today often used as a rueful admission of weariness or other physical weakness, this idiom was first recorded in the New Testament (Matthew 26:41), where Jesus tells his disciples: “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” A modern equivalent is I would if I could but I can't.

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's flesh
Also, thorn in one's side. A constant source of irritation, as in Paul's complaining and whining are a thorn in my flesh, or Mother's always comparing us children—it's a thorn in our sides. This metaphoric expression appears twice in the Bible. In Judges 2:3 it is enemies that “shall be as thorns in your sides”; in II Corinthians 12:7 Paul says his infirmities are “given to me a thorn in the flesh.”