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lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom) · fig. not to live up to one's promises

食言而肥
shí yán ér féi
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Synonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) untrustworthy; not true to one's word言而无信yán ér wú xìnto break a promise失信shī xìnbounced check; bad check · (idiom) empty promise空头支票kōng tóu zhī piào