esl #english #idioms #verb

piece out {v.}

1. To put together from many different pieces; put together from odd parts; patch.

They pieced out a meal from leftovers.

He pieced out the machine with scrap parts.

The detective pieced out the story from a stray fact here, a clue there, and a hint somewhere else.

1. To make larger or longer by adding one or more pieces.

The girl grew so fast that her mother had to piece out her dresses. Categories: {v.}