Pear Shaped Rocsi (2024)

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What is the saying gone pear-shaped? ›

If a situation goes pear-shaped, bad things start happening. He feared his career had gone a bit pear-shaped.

The Pear shape is characterized by shoulders and bust that are smaller than the hips and a defined, often high, waist. Usually this shape has proportionally slim shoulders and arms, and a long neck. Pears almost always wear at least one size bigger on the bottom than they do on top.

The Cut: Marquise + Round = Pear

The pear-shaped diamond is an amalgam of the famed round brilliant cut, which is the world's most popular diamond cut. It also blends the elongated end shape of the marquise cut.

slang). to go (also turn) pear-shaped: to go (badly) wrong, to go awry. 1983. There were two bangs very close together. The whole aircraft shook and things went 'pear-shaped' very quickly after that.

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failure. breakdown. meltdown. collapse. washout.

"Do not let the peasant know how good cheese is with pears" goes the old saying.

Pear Vs Hourglass

You lean towards an hourglass shape if you're busty. Celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Oprah have all been mistakenly identified as hourglass figures because they are busty, but their shoulders are narrower than their hips.

Hourglass body shape

This typically “perfect body shape” (do not listen to these stereotypes though, every body shape is perfect) is characterized by balanced proportions with the bust and hips nearly equal in size and a significantly narrower waist.

People with gynoid obesity may have a “ pear-shaped ” appearance, with a narrower waist and wider hips. The appearance and distribution of body fat can vary widely among individuals and may not always fit neatly into these categories.

Pear signifies a time of loss, difficulty or separation, but it also asks us to look at our life from a different perspective. Sometimes what we are losing is creating an opportunity that leads us in a healthier more fulfilling direction.

Why not buy a pear-shaped diamond? ›

Cons: Fragile Tip, Rarely Well-Cut

Still, pear-shaped diamonds have some disadvantages, too. The tip of the diamond can be fragile and prone to chipping. When properly set, prongs should prevent any damage. Most pear shape diamonds are set with 5 or 6 prongs, with a v shape prong to protect the pointed end from damage.

What symbolism does a pear-shaped diamond have? In addition to being beautiful and bright, because of its uniqueness the pear-shaped cut is associated with individuality and strong-mindedness. The tear-drop aspect of the shape is also said to express tears of joy – perfect for a proposal.

1. : having an oval shape markedly tapering at one end. 2. of a vocal tone : free from harshness, thinness, or nasality.

: to go wrong. She was in debt, and when she lost her job it all went pear-shaped.

synonyms: orotund, rotund, round full.

It means that something has gone wrong. A plan has not worked as intended, and disappointment is the result. It originated with glass-blowing, when overheating caused a spherical shape to droop and take on the appearance of a pear.

There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.

The form of co*ckney slang is made clear with the following example. The rhyming phrase "apples and pears" is used to mean "stairs". Following the pattern of omission, "and pears" is dropped, thus the spoken phrase "I'm going up the apples" means "I'm going up the stairs".