pear-shaped

The first is a generous, pear-shaped indentation to hold a lit cigarette or cigar.

“It doesn’t matter what I think. I’m not the alpha. I’m just a helper. I’ll do what I’m told and keep my mouth shut. Even when this whole thing goes pear-shaped.”

I'm handed an elegant pear-shaped bottle with an intricate leaf pattern reaching up around the neck.

But that was where it all went pear-shaped, because Mr Plaud had made a fundamental error.

For instance, the green, pear-shaped squash called güisquil — also known as chayote — is native to Mesoamerica and commonly boiled and used in soups or stews.