battle of the bulge

Noun

battle of the bulge (plural battles of the bulge)

1. (humorous) An attempt to avert weight gain or obesity.
   • People don't exercise just to become more fit; they also do it to lessen stress, become sexier, improve their skin, and most of all, become thin. The battle of the bulge has become big business.1984, Chase Revel, 184 Businesses Anyone Can Start and Make a Lot of Money, Bantam, →ISBN
   • Americans spend more than $33 billion a year on weight-loss products and services, but they are losing the “battle of the bulge.” Despite the great desire of Americans to be thinner, they have become more obese.2002 January 13, Experts from Dole Food Experts from Dole Food Company, Experts from The Mayo Experts from The Mayo Clinic, Experts from UCLA Center for Experts from UCLA Center for H, Encyclopedia...
2. (humorous) An attempt to conceal one's erection.
   • I just went ahead and let her feel it and she didn't back away from the battle of the bulge, if you know what I mean.2014 December 9, Jerry Brooks Speight, What Mattered Most: Volume One, AuthorHouse, →ISBN
   • The battle of the bulge was lost easily with the tight trousers I was wearing. Feeling practically naked, I feigned a touristy-like composure and turned directly peering out to sea, pretending to take in the view with my mounting erection pressed in against the wall.2026 January 2, Kevin Foy, Seagulls Shadows on Slantyrock, Austin Macauley Publishers, →ISBN