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English translation: flesh out...
| 13:11 Jul 19, 2001 |
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|  Selected response from: Ulrike Lieder (X) Local time: 06:59 | |||
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| na | Put her money where her mouth is |
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| na | ... must give structure and content to the proposed goals ... |
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| na | give (some) substance to [this goal] |
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| na | flesh out... |
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| na | They need to back up their words with actions. |
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| na | "flesh out" |
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Put her money where her mouth is Explanation: I think that somewhat colloquial phrase would fit your newspaper-type text. |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: V. good idea, but too colloquial ("sie" is the government"). | ||
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... must give structure and content to the proposed goals ... Explanation: That's a little less jocular. HTH |
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give (some) substance to [this goal] Explanation: A more straight-forward way to convey the author's intent, since a literal translation would sound like gibberish. experience as a bilingual |
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flesh out... Explanation: Just some other options - the government must flesh out the objective it has set or: it must spell out the specifics (possibly also: provide the specifics) .... [PDF] www.c3i.osd.mil/bpr/bprcd/vol2/200n.pdf ... initiatives that will give us a quick start while we flesh out our long-term objectives [PDF] www.nasfa.net/Innovations Award/2001/Wisconsin.PDF ... DOA/DFD set up a tactical team of OCS/DFD personnel to flesh out the objectives and determine the strategies to accomplish them HTH professional experience |
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They need to back up their words with actions. Explanation: Assuming the government is 'they' - you could also use 'it'. Just another idea ... HTH Mary experience |
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"flesh out" Explanation: is much better than my suggestion. |
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