明白其言外之意 read between the lines
听其言 Listen to his words ; what people say ; hearing the words
自食其言 eat one's words
不得自食其言 Promissory Estoppel
不背其言 be true to word ; true to her word
就其本身而言 as such ; as far as it goes ; per se
察其言观其行 check what he says against what he does
言过其实 Exaggerated ; All his geese are swans ; overstate ; talk big speak boastingly
死囚其言 Dead Men Talking
他从不自食其言。
这种行为被认为“太人类化了”，其言下之意是，其他动物不可能有这种微妙的愤懑感。
Such behavior is regarded as "all too human", with the underlying assumption that other animals would not be capable of this finely developed sense of grievance.
鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。
Birds cry plaintively before they die, men speak kindly in the presence of death.
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