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Meaning of put some timber on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To put on weight; to become more heavy or obese.

UK, idiomatic, intransitive, slang

Examples

“Most of us will probably go on to have boring jobs but one day I'm probably gonna have me own company and you'll go on Facebook and tell people ya went to school with me. I'll message ya back and I'll say 'yeah I went t' school with ya and din't we have a great time', whilst all along I'll be finking 'cor, you've put some timber on.'”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

put someone in a box put someone in a false position put someone in hospital put someone in mind of put someone in their place put someone on blast