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fatten (someone or an animal) up (with something)
to use something to make someone or an animal fat. We will fatten the calf up with corn. I don't know why they keep fattening up their children with so much food. See also: up fatten up (on something) 1. Lit. to get fat by eating something, The cattle fattened up on the succulent grass. The bears have to fatten up on food before they hibernate for the winter. 2. Fig. to become prosperous because of something. The corporations fattened up on easy profits and low taxes. The directors of the company fattened up even during the recession when the workers were laid off. See also: up Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Watts also confessed that taking up lucrative advertising endorsements allows her to act in flicks that do not really fatten up her wallet. There really is no excuse for supermarkets to take advantage of the situation to fatten up their profit margins. ABUTCHER who let maggots fatten up on discarded meat in his shop has been fined pounds 1,500. |
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