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Whats the meaning of 'Is she big-boned?'
Yesterday,I saw an American movie 'Something about Mary' and got this sentence. I really don't know whats the meaning of.
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15 de abr de 2010 08:34
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Yes, exactly. It's suggesting that someone is not truly fat (from over-eating) but it's an illusion, their large bones just make them look fat.
"I'm not fat, I'm just big-boned."
15 de abril de 2010
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Literally "big boned" means having a massive bone structure. In the movie it would refer to a fat person. A lot of overweight women make an excuse about their weight claiming that they have "big bones."
15 de abril de 2010
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"Big-boned" is a humourous and falsely-polite way of saying that somebody is big, fat, large, enormous.
15 de abril de 2010
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Chinês (Mandarim), Chinês (Xangai), Inglês
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