big as a house
big as a house
Physically large, overweight, said of a person in an unflattering way, as in “I saw Marion the other day and she’s gotten as big as a house.” Why a house should have been chosen as a simile for a large person is not clear, but it has been so used for a very long time.
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer