"meat on one's bones" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meat on one's bones (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) An amount of flesh on one's body that stops one from being very skinny. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Related terms: meat on the bones
    Sense id: en-meat_on_one's_bones-en-noun-AJ5CnDHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
  2. (by extension) An amount of mass, substance, or strength on or within something's body. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-meat_on_one's_bones-en-noun-uSbBLJOW

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