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pear-shaped
[ pair-sheypt ]
adjective
- having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom:
a pear-shaped vase.
- (of a vocal tone) clear, resonant, and without harshness; full-bodied.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of pear-shaped1
First recorded in 1750鈥60
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"I was doing really well until 22 miles when I blew it. I lost my balance and it all went a bit pear-shaped," he says.
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If anything goes wrong or pear-shaped I'll come and get you'.
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The first is a generous, pear-shaped indentation to hold a lit cigarette or cigar.
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鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 matter what I think. I鈥檓 not the alpha. I鈥檓 just a helper. I鈥檒l do what I鈥檓 told and keep my mouth shut. Even when this whole thing goes pear-shaped.鈥
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I'm handed an elegant pear-shaped bottle with an intricate leaf pattern reaching up around the neck.
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