pump (some) iron
pump (some) iron
To lift weights (to improve one's body shape or increase one's muscle mass). My brother-in-law is obsessed with pumping iron and getting huge biceps. I'm going to gym after work to pump some iron.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pump (some) iron
Sl. to lift weights for exercise. Andy went down to the gym to pump some iron. Mary's hobbies are pumping iron and running.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
pump iron
Lift weights, as in She's started pumping iron three times a week. This idiom was born with the late-20th-century stress on physical fitness. [Second half of 1900s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
pump iron
If someone pumps iron, they lift heavy weights for exercise. Unlike Richard, I hadn't spent hours pumping iron and running on the treadmill.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
pump iron
exercise with weights. informalSee also: iron, pump
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
pump ˈiron
(informal) do exercises in which you lift heavy weights in order to strengthen your muscles: I should take more exercise, but I’m not interested in pumping iron at the local gym three evenings a week.See also: iron, pump
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
pump iron
verbSee pump some iron
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pump (some) iron
tv. to lift weights. Andy went down to the gym to pump some iron.
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
pump iron
Sports To lift weights.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
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- pump some iron
- iron (one's) shoelaces
- can talk the legs off an iron pot
- iron man
- big iron
- all oak and iron bound
- fist
- bound
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