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食言而肥
shí​yán'ér​féi

to break a promise

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食言而肥 shí​yán'ér​féi to break a promise

literally "to grow fat eating one's words"; to fail to live up to one's promises or be untrustworthy; used to describe someone who constantly goes back on their word

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