Individuals gain, put on weight or simply run to fat, they don't grow fatA few days before Christmas last year, many employees took brief breaks to be with family over the festive period. So, while comparing notes and exchanging banter upon reuniting, a colleague jocularly objected when another looked at him askance and declared, “You have grown fat”. No sooner had the utterer swallowed saliva than debate ensued on whether people actually ‘grow fat’ or simply ‘put on weight’. SEE ALSO :A relic of Jesus' manger, Christmas gift from pope to BethlehemA person said to have ‘grown fat’ is one who has acquired wealth or riches. For instance; “Most county workers have grown fat from proceeds of corruption, so much that their ‘fat bank accounts’ or ‘fat bank balances’ are impressive”.

Source: Standard Digital January 13, 2020 03:00 UTC