lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom) · fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing) · flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed
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Meanings
1lit. when someone tells you you're fat, you pant (as if you were actually fat) (idiom)
2fig. Hey! I pay you a compliment, and you start bragging! (typically jocular and teasing)
3flattery, like perfume, should be smelled, not swallowed