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Trad. 打腫臉充胖子
- lit. to swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities
Trad. 一口吃個胖子
- lit. to want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
- fig. to try to achieve one's goal in the shortest time possible
- to be impatient for success
- lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)
- fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence
