Idiom
broad in the beam
Meaning
Wide across the hips, with large buttocks.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That old chair is too narrow for someone broad in the beam.”
“The tailor warned him that the trousers might feel tight because he is a bit broad in the beam.”
“Although he carried himself with an air of refined elegance, he was undeniably broad in the beam, which made finding well-fitting suits a lifelong struggle.”
Examples
simple
“That old chair is too narrow for someone broad in the beam.”
contextual
“The tailor warned him that the trousers might feel tight because he is a bit broad in the beam.”
complex
“Although he carried himself with an air of refined elegance, he was undeniably broad in the beam, which made finding well-fitting suits a lifelong struggle.”
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