"get down my stomach"

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TheShadow

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Hi, can you say: "None of my pants fit anymore, I need to get down my stomach"

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Hi, can you say: "None of my pants fit anymore, I need to get down my stomach"

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No.

I need to lose some weight.
I need to lose some weight, especially around the/my middle.
I need to flatten my stomach.
I need to get a flatter stomach.

"Get down" does not work in this context.
 

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You could try to get your weight down, but not get down your weight.
 

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:up: When a dictionary says a phrasal verb's separable (or not), it's being quite helpful. ;-)

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