基本解释打肿脸充胖子 dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pngzi(1) [quff oneself up to one's cost;to slap one's face until it's swollen in an effort to look imposing]∶夸大自己的能力 (2) [do sth. beyond one's ability]∶要面子,硬撑着做力不能及的事辞典解释打肿脸充胖子dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng ziㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄆㄤˋ ˙ㄗ 把自己的脸打肿来冒充胖子。比喻死要面子，搞排场，而不自量力。 如：「小王为了摆场面，打肿脸充胖子，一顿饭就吃掉半个月的薪水。」英语 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
