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1 battle of the bulge
n infml esp AmEShe appears to have lost the battle of the bulge — Мне кажется, она плюнула на диету и снова начала полнеть
I've been fighting the battle of the bulge ever since I had the baby — Я все время стараюсь похудеть с тех пор, как родила ребенка
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