be carrying five stone

be carrying five stone
be carrying five stone/a few pounds/a little bit etc/ phrase
to weigh more than you should by a particular amount

He was in his mid-forties, I guessed, and carrying a bit of extra weight.

Thesaurus: fatsynonym
Main entry: carry

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