食言而肥

shí yán ér féi

Dictionary entry

lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)

What does 食言而肥 mean?

食言而肥 (shí yán ér féi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)

2fig. not to live up to one's promises

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食shíto eat · food 言yánwords · speech 而érand · as well as 肥féifat · fertile

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食言而肥

shí yán ér féi

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