21-03-2011. FLESH. TODAY'S VOCABULARY WITH IMAGES OR PICTURES.

flesh [uncountable]

1 the soft part of the body of a person or animal that is between the skin and the bones:

a freshwater fish with firm white flesh

2 the skin of the human body:

His flesh was red and covered in sores.

3 the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that can be eaten:

Cut the melon in half and scoop out the flesh.

4

 in the flesh

if you see someone in the flesh, you see someone who you previously had only seen in pictures, films etc:

He looked much shorter in the flesh than on television.

5

 make somebody's flesh creep/crawl

to make someone feel frightened, nervous, or uncomfortable:

The way he stared at her made her flesh creep.

6

 your own flesh and blood

someone who is part of your family:

How can he treat his own flesh and blood that way?

7

 the flesh

literary the physical human body, as opposed to the mind or spirit

the pleasures/desires/temptations of the flesh (=things such as drinking, eating a lot, or having sex)

8

 put flesh on something

British English to give more details about something to make it clear, more interesting etc [= flesh something ↔ out]:

I'll try to put some flesh on the plan Margaret has outlined.

9

 go the way of all flesh

literary to die

➔ get your pound of flesh

 at pound¹ (5)

 ; ➔ press the flesh

 atpress² (14)

 ; ➔ the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

 at spirit¹(16)

Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.