pile on the pounds

present singular third person piles on the pounds · participle present piling on the pounds · participle past piled on the pounds · past piled on the pounds

1. informalOf a person: to gain weight quickly.

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   The line is single track as far as Halesworth, but many of the stations retain their original buildings - including refurbished Beccles, which boasts a station cafe and community rooms. The same is true of Wickham Market and Woodbridge stations. You could easily pile on the pounds with a 'cafe crawl' along this line!

   2020 November 18, Paul Bigland, “New infrastructure and new rolling stock”, in Rail, page 51