(as) skinny as a beanpole / pole / rail
/æz ɔːɹ skˈɪni æz ɐ bˈiːnpoʊl ɔːɹ pˈoʊl ɔːɹ ɹˈeɪl/
phrase
having an extremely thin body
thunder thighs
/θˈʌndɚ θˈaɪz/
noun
used to refer to someone with fat or large thighs
(as) bald as an eagle
/æz bˈɔːld æz ɐn ˈiːɡəl/
phrase
used to describe someone who is totally bald
(as) bald as a cue ball
/æz bˈɔːld æz ɐ kjˈuː bˈɔːl/
phrase
used to refer to someone who is completely bald
thin on top
/θˈɪn ˌɑːn tˈɑːp/
phrase
in the process of slowly losing one's hair
in the raw
/ɪnðə ɹˈɔː/
phrase
used to refer to someone who is not covered with any clothing
in the buff
/ɪnðə bˈʌf/
phrase
in a state of complete nudity
in one's birthday suit
/ɪn wˈʌnz bˈɜːθdeɪ sˈuːt/
phrase
(of a person) not having any clothes on
(as) blind as a bat
/æz blˈaɪnd æz ɐ bˈæt/
phrase
used to refer to someone who is unable to see well
(as) deaf as a (post)
/æz ɔːɹ dˈɛf æz ɐ pˈoʊst/
phrase
completely lacking the ability to hear sounds
to sweat like a pig / horse
/swˈɛt lˈaɪk ɐ pˈɪɡ ɔːɹ hˈɔːɹs/
phrase
to be very hot and sweat a lot
to talk like a book
/tˈɔːk lˈaɪk ɐ bˈʊk/
phrase
to talk in a manner that is very formal or complicated
fresh out of / from sth
/fɹˈɛʃ ˌaʊɾəv fɹʌm ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
phrase
having just experienced something in particular
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