if someone piles on weight, or if it piles on, their weight increases suddenly and by a large amount
to enjoy making a situation seem much worse than it is
to increase something by a large amount, or to do it a lot
to make a bad situation much worse for someone
I always pile on the pounds over Christmas.
The UN is piling on the pressure and the two sides may both have to withdraw.
a team that never fails to pile on the action
piles on
piling on
piled on
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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