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Meaning of 食言而肥

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食 shí 言 yán 而 ér 肥 féi
lit. to grow fat eating one's words (idiom); fig. not to live up to one's promises
Related Words
Antonyms: 言而有信
Example Sentences
1
有些环保人士谴责这部法案食言而肥
,
削减的温室气体太少
。
Some denounce it for doing less to curb greenhouse gases than was once promised.
2
然而
,
政府却食言而肥
,
各少数民族武装组织被迫要去接受整编
,
这于是就导致了目前的紧张局势以及武装冲突
。
However, that promise was broken and the ethnic armed groups were pushed to transform into members of the BGF, resulting in the current tensions and armed clashes.