which is it?

a coworker in a meeting yesterday said of a certain idea that it needs to be "flushed out" to provide more detail.

i thought to myself, "is it flushed or fleshed?"

i have to vote for "fleshed," as if to say "this idea is a skeleton, a framework, and we need to add flesh to the bones to make it whole."

but it was a marketing meeting, so i'm not surprised that incorrect language was used. i'm just impressed they managed to get dressed properly. :)