have a bun in the oven

English

have a bun in the oven (third-person singular simple present has a bun in the oven, present participle having a bun in the oven, simple past and past participle had a bun in the oven)

(informal, sometimes considered vulgar) To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.
Her parents were surprised to learn that she had a bun in the oven.

(informal) to be pregnant; to be expecting a baby

Chinese:
Mandarin: 有了 (zh) (yǒu le)
Danish: have en kage i ovnen, have brød i ovnen
Finnish: olla pulla uunissa (subject in adessive)
French: avoir le ballon (fr), avoir le gros ventre (fr), avoir un polichinelle dans le tiroir (fr), avoir une brioche au four (fr), être en cloque (fr), être grosse (fr)
German: einen Braten in der Röhre haben (de)
Norwegian: ha en bolle i ovnen
Swedish: ha en bulle i ugnen (sv)
Vietnamese: đeo ba lô ngược (wear a backpack on the front)

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