As for those Dublin pubs, they used to charge a door fee in order to control the crowds that once flocked into the city centre every day of the week when the nation's pockets collectively bulged with bundles of euros.
Even within any one market, there are huge differences: just pick up a copy of one of the now-slimline high-tech magazines that once bulged with ads, and compare it with the hefty celebrity or women's titles.
So many eyes bulged at the Christian Democrats' congress on October 14th when he, of all people, suddenly questioned a longstanding concession under which jobs paying up to DM610 ($354) a month are exempt from social-security contributions.Trade unions and the Social Democratic opposition have long attacked the DM610 loophole, claiming bosses abuse it to get cheap labour without insurance cover.
Although only half-built, the roof has already buckled and bulged into a shape characteristic of the despised Persian palace.
A decade ago its flanks bulged as a series of tiny earthquakes raised the alarm.
When borrowing last bulged because of a recession, in the early 1990s, gilt yields were much higher, which made the burden of greater debt more painful.
The company's board bulged with members of the Tanzi family and bigwigs from Parma.
Admittedly, he was surrounded by bodyguards, whose pockets bulged with what looked awfully like guns (tactfully ignored by local Greek-Cypriot officials).
Funds focused on China, Indonesia and Turkey have seen net redemptions this year; those dedicated to Russia, a beneficiary of high oil prices, have bulged.
A decade ago its flanks bulged, and a swarm of earthquakes raised the alert.
The policeman had been under a cloud since 2010 because his bank balance bulged suspiciously for a humble cop's.
