I keep hearing speakers use 2 different phrases: flesh out and flush out. I thought that flush out was not a thing at all. Looked it up; I was wrong. M-W says: Think of fleshing out a skeleton. To flesh out something is to give it substance, or to make it fuller or more nearly complete.

To flush out something is to cause it to leave a hiding place, e.g., "The birds were flushed out of the tree." It can also be used figuratively, as in "flush out the truth."

You're welcome. I knew you were dying to flush out the difference.

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I keep hearing exercise teachers direct students to "bend forwards" and "step forwards". IT'S FORWARD. I had to consult the AP Style Guide for this, it bothered me so much. The entry is right there, as a common mistake: "Forward, not forwards" and, likewise, "Backward, not backwards." However, you can go "sideways"....(consulting the internet to fact check myself...foiled again. I just found out in the UK it is acceptable to say forwards and backwards.) I give up. Being the grammar police is exhausting and doesn't suit me any more. LOL.