have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook
have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook is the alternative form of have more chins than a Chinese phone book.
Meaning of have more chins than a Chinese phone book
Verb
have more chins than a Chinese phone book (third-person singular simple present has more chins than a Chinese phone book, present participle having more chins than a Chinese phone book, simple past and past participle had more chins than a Chinese phone book)
- To be exceedingly fat, especially under the chin (as in a "double chin").
- "This woman has more chins than a Chinese phone book," says Comedian Joan Rivers in a not at all funny pay cable television special.1981 March 30, Gerald Clarke, “Show Business: The Long Way to Broadway”, in TIME, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2010
Forms of have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook
| third-person singular present | has got more chins than a Chinese phonebook |
|---|---|
| present participle | having got more chins than a Chinese phonebook |
| past participle | had got more chins than a Chinese phonebook |
| past | had got more chins than a Chinese phonebook |
Questions about have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook
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- Have got more chins than a Chinese phonebook is the alternative form of have more chins than a Chinese phone book.
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