be pear-shaped

To be narrow in the top half of one's body and wider in the bottom half, like the shape of a pear. I've always been a bit pear-shaped, with a small chest and a big bottom. Oh well. I know that I'm pear-shaped, so I wear clothes that really show off my curvy waist. If shopping frustrates you, it might be helpful know what your body shape is and what silhouettes flatter it best. I think you're pear-shaped.

See also:

be a pear
half a second
spanked
half an eye
half again as
half again as many
half again as much
be half-cut
not half
not half (something)

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