Variantes
to be round as a barrel, to look like a barrel
Contexto
By now the nurse had swelled to astonishing proportions. Her body was as round as a barrel. Her face was round too, and more red than ever. Her cheeks were so puffed, the skin of her forehead was so tight and shiny, that she looked precisely like a monster copy of a sanitary rubber doll!
Tipo de fuente
book
Autor
Eleanor Gates
Título de la fuente
The Poor Little Rich Girl [e-book]
Año
1912
Web
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Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
Sin definir
Frecuencia
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