Grow+fat

  • 1grow fat on something — phrase to become rich as a result of something, especially in a way that does not seem fair to other people A lot of young financial advisers have grown fat on selling personal pensions. Thesaurus: to earn a lot of money or earn money… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 2grow fat — put on weight, gain weight, become fat …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 3grow fat on something — to become rich as a result of something, especially in a way that does not seem fair to other people A lot of young financial advisers have grown fat on selling personal pensions …

    English dictionary

  • 4grow fat — Batten, fatten …

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  • 5Fat — Fat, v. i. To grow fat, plump, and fleshy. [1913 Webster] An old ox fats as well, and is as good, as a young one. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6fat — fat1 W3S2 [fæt] adj comparative fatter superlative fattest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(flesh)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4 fat chance 5 (a) fat lot of good/use 6 fat cat 7 in fat city 8 grow fat on something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7fat — 1 adjective 1 FLESH having a lot of flesh on your body, especially too much flesh: You ll get fat if you eat all that chocolate. | That big fat opera singer what s his name? opposite thin 1 (2) 2 THICK OR WIDE thick or wide: Dobbs was smoking a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8fat */*/ — I UK [fæt] / US adjective Word forms fat : adjective fat comparative fatter superlative fattest Other ways of saying fat: plump slightly fat in a way that looks quite nice: a plump friendly looking man in his forties chubby used especially for… …

    English dictionary

  • 9fat — fat1 [ fæt ] adjective ** 1. ) a person or animal that is fat has too much flesh on their body and weighs too much: He s got a rather fat face. get fat: She can eat whatever she likes and she never gets fat. 2. ) a fat object is thicker than… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10fat — [[t]fæt[/t]] n. adj. fat•ter, fat•test, v., fat•ted, fat•ting 1) anat. any of several oily solids or semisolids that are water insoluble esters of glycerol with fatty acids and are the chief component of animal adipose tissue and many plant seeds …

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