(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
Flesh is the soft part of a person’s or animal’s body between the bones and the skin.
...maggots which eat away dead ~.
...the pale pink ~ of trout and salmon.
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2.
You can use ~ to refer to human skin and the human body, especially when you are considering it in a sexual way.
...the sins of the ~.
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3.
The ~ of a fruit or vegetable is the soft inside part of it.
Cut the ~ from the olives and discard the stones.
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4.
You use ~ and blood to emphasize that someone has human feelings or weaknesses, often when contrasting them with machines.
I’m only ~ and blood, like anyone else.
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5.
If you say that someone is your own ~ and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family.
The kid, after all, was his own ~ and blood. He deserved a second chance.
PHRASE: usu v-link PHR emphasis
6.
If something makes your ~ creep or makes your ~ crawl, it makes you feel disgusted, shocked or frightened.
It makes my ~ creep to think of it...
I was heading on a secret mission that made my ~ crawl.
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7.
If you meet or see someone in the ~, you actually meet or see them, rather than, for example, seeing them in a film or on television.
The first thing viewers usually say when they see me in the ~ is ‘You’re smaller than you look on TV.’
PHRASE: usu PHR after v, v-link PHR