出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第276页(262字)
自己把说出的话吞了不算数,即不守信用,例潘经理一再自食其言,屡次毁约,因此在商界已信誉扫地。
Mr.Pan,the manager,has the bad habit of going back on his word and has broken agreements time and again.Consequently,his reputation has fallen in commercial circles.