like the Michelin man

like the Michelin man
like the/a ˈMichelin man idiom
having a wide round body because of being very fat or wearing a lot of thick heavy clothes

I had so many layers of clothes on I looked like the Michelin man.

She swelled up like a Michelin man.

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