big around as a molasses barrel

big around as a molasses barrel

Very large and round. If you keep eating fried food all the time, you'll be big around as a molasses barrel soon enough.
See also: around, barrel, big, molasses
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*big around as a molasses barrel

Rur. very big around. (*Also: as ~.) He ate till he was as big around as a molasses barrel. The athlete's chest was big around as a molasses barrel.
See also: around, barrel, big, molasses
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • flock around
  • flock around (someone or something)
  • get (someone) around the table
  • get around the table
  • crowd around
  • crowd around (someone or something)
  • find way around
  • around (one's) ears
  • bomb around
  • go around and around