食言而肥
[shí yán ér féi]
lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom)
fig. not to live up to one's promises
食言而肥
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简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
食言而肥
shíyán'érféi
〈成〉 fail to make good one's promise; break faith with; let down
shíyán'érféi
〈成〉 fail to make good one's promise; break faith with; let down
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
食言而肥
shi2 yan2 er2 fei2
Getting fat by eating one's words.
Going back on one's words.
shi2 yan2 er2 fei2
Getting fat by eating one's words.
Going back on one's words.
- 繁体中文>英语, 汉语成语辞典
食言而肥
shí yán ér féi
形容为了自己占便宜而说话不算数,不守信用(语本《左传》哀公二十五年:
- ‘是食言多矣,能无肥乎!’)。 {break one's promise for petty gains; break faith with sb. (The Zuo Commentary·Duke Ai 25th Year:
‘Having gone back on his word so many times, how can he not gain advantages?’)}
shí yán ér féi
形容为了自己占便宜而说话不算数,不守信用(语本《左传》哀公二十五年:
- ‘是食言多矣,能无肥乎!’)。 {break one's promise for petty gains; break faith with sb. (The Zuo Commentary·Duke Ai 25th Year:
‘Having gone back on his word so many times, how can he not gain advantages?’)}
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