Pear-shaped
11pear-shaped — UK / US adjective 1) informal a pear shaped person is larger below the waist than above the waist 2) curved in shape and smaller at the top • go pear shaped …
12ˈpear-ˌshaped — adj go pear shaped British informal if something such as a plan goes pear shaped, it does not have the result that you wanted[/ex] …
13pear-shaped — /ˈpɛə ʃeɪpt/ (say pair shaypt) adjective 1. having an oval shape tapering towards one end, as a pear. –phrase 2. go pear shaped, Colloquial (of a plan, enterprise, etc.) to fail after a promising beginning. {Phrase Origin: originally British Air… …
14pear-shaped — /pair shaypt /, adj. 1. having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear shaped vase. 2. (of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full bodied. [1750 60] * * * …
15pear-shaped — • when something has gone pear shaped it has gone wrong. Probably derived from the sagging shape of a pear …
16pear-shaped — unsuccessful Probably from the form of an analyst s graph, the use having started as jargon in financial circles. As with the fruit, the weight is at the lower end: Yesterday it all went pear shaped for Michael... (Daily Telegraph, 20… …
17pear-shaped — adjective having hips that are disproportionately wide in relation to the upper part of the body. Phrases go pear shaped Brit. informal go wrong. [orig. RAF sl.] …
18pear-shaped — adjective someone who is pear shaped is larger around their waist and hips than around their chest …
19pear-shaped — adjective 1. having a round shape tapered at one end • Similar to: ↑round, ↑circular 2. (of sounds) full and rich orotund tones the rotund and reverberating phrase pear shaped vowels • Syn: ↑ …
20pear-shaped sorb — naminis šermukšnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Erškėtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, medieninis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Sorbus domestica), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietvakarių Azijoje ir pietų Europoje; naudojamas gėrimams …
