Writing for Business - A Whatis.com Blog » flush out or flesh out http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business Is your grammar as good as your code? Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Which is correct — flush out or flesh out? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-flush-out-or-flesh-out/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/which-is-correct-flush-out-or-flesh-out/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:01:33 +0000 Ivy Wigmore http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/writing-for-business/?p=377 typing Which is correct?
The manager clapped me on the back and said, “Let’s get that contract signed and we can _____ out the details later.”
a. flesh
b. flush

Answer: a

Explanation: To flesh out means to make something more complete or to elaborate on something. To flush out, on the other hand, means to force something out of hiding.

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