big around as a molasses barrel

big around as a molasses barrel

Very large and round. If you keep eating fried food all the time, you'll be big around as a molasses barrel soon enough. How on earth am I going to move this crate that's big around as a molasses barrel? I like skinny dorks myself. I'm just not attracted to the linebacker types who are big around as a molasses barrel.

See also: around, barrel, big, molasses

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*big around as a molasses barrel

Rur. very big around. (*Also: as ~.) He ate till he was as big around as a molasses barrel. The athlete's chest was big around as a molasses barrel.

See also: around, barrel, big, molasses

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