have a bun in the oven

English

Verb

have a bun in the oven

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

Translations

To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby

Danish: have en bolle i ovnen (da)
Finnish: olla raskaana (fi), olla pulla uunissa (fi)
French: avoir une brioche au four (fr), avoir un polichinelle dans le tiroir (fr)

Norwegian: ha en bolle i ovnen (no)
Swedish: ha en bulle i ugnen

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Last modified on 19 February 2013, at 11:55