fat lip
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4.1
- noun
- /fæt lɪp/
:
labio hinchado
- How'd you get the fat lip?
- get a fat lip
- big fat lip
- bloody fat lip
Examples
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That'll get you a fat lip.
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You watch your words, junior, unless you want a fat lip.
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And that was where I got my fat lip.
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Do you want a fat lip?
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I could feel the swell of my fat lip.
Fiction book (2002) -
Watch your mouth, mister, or I'll give you a fat lip.
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"What's the matter with you?" I said, and as I turned him to face me, I saw Monty had a good, puffy fat lip.
Fiction book (1993) -
Once the bleeding stopped, his mom got him all cleaned up, and we joked that hopefully his fat lip wouldn't prevent him from enjoying his Thanksgiving meal too much.
Blog text (25) -
After getting hit in the face during the game, I ended up with a swollen fat lip.
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He showed up to class with a fat lip after that rough football match.
How Injured
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a swollen lip' is directly derivable from combining 'fat' (meaning large/swollen) with 'lip' (the fleshy edge of the mouth); in context (e.g. after a blow) this clearly denotes swelling. This straightforward adjective+noun composition is a common, descriptive pattern and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The noun fat lip comes from the clear image of a lip that becomes fat and swollen after a punch or a fall. So, the phrase now means 'a swollen lip' usually caused by a blow or injury.