have more chins than a Chinese phone book Idiom, Proverb

book worm

one who reads a lot, geek Sarah is quite a book worm. She loves to read history books.

booked/booked up

no more space or rooms, no vacancy The Royal Hotel is booked up. Every room is reserved.

close the books

stop taking orders, end a bookkeeping period They usually close the books at the end of February every year.

cook the books

illegally change information in accounting books in a company The accountant was cooking the books for over a year before he was caught.

crack a book

study, read a textbook Sean passed that exam without cracking a book.

curl up with a good book

sit down in a comfortable place and read a book On a cold and rainy day she likes to curl up with a good book.

every trick in the book

every method or device, every way of doing it If you want to find boys, Keiko knows every trick in the book.

hit the books

study or prepare for class He stayed home all weekend and hit the books.

in his good books

among those he likes, on his list of good people She's in his good books because she praised his painting.

in my good books

among the people I like, on my good side To get in my good books, you can help me with my homework.

have added chins than a Chinese buzz book

offensive slang To be awfully or awfully fat, i.e., accepting assorted rolls of fat (chins) on one's neck. Intended as a amusing insult, the byword is a pun on the chat button and the declared abundance of "Chin" as a Chinese surname. Your astronomic is so fat, she has added chins than a Chinese buzz book!Learn more: book, chin, Chinese, have, more, phone

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in light of in line in love in luck in memory of in mind in mint condition in my care in my good books in no time in no uncertain terms in nothing flat in on in one in one ear and out the other in one fell swoop in order have jam on it have just one oar in the water have kangaroos in (one's)/the top paddock have kangaroos in the top paddock have kangaroos in your top paddock have kissed the Blarney Stone have kittens have known better days have lead in (one's) pants have lead in (one's) pencil have lead in one’s pencil have legs have letters after (one's) name have luck run out have made have made your bed and have to lie on it have many irons in the fire have many strings to (one's) bow have many, etc. irons in the fire have mind in the gutter have mixed feelings have mixed feelings (about something) have money burning a hole in (one's) pocket have money to burn have money, time, etc. to play with have more chins than a Chinese phone book have more holes than Swiss cheese have more important fish to fry have more luck than sense have more money than God have more money than sense have more strings to (one's) bow have more than one string to (one's) bow have more than one string to fiddle have name inscribed in the book of life have neither chick nor child have nerves of steel have never looked back have nine lives have no business (doing something) have no business doing have no business doing something/to do something have no cause to (do something) have no chance in hell have no hard feelings have no heart for have no heart for (something) have no idea have no part in/of (something) have no sense of shame have no staying power