grease the fat pig

grease the fat pig
неодобр.
(grease the fat pig (или sow))
"покрывать жиром жирную свинью", давать деньги и без того богатому человеку

These instances of extravagance, which seem to recall the old saying of greasing the fat pig. (‘Daily Mail’, Suppl) — Подобные случаи расточительства средств заставляют вспомнить старое выражение "покрывать жиром жирную свинью"


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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