> 図体ばかりでかくなりやがって

In the manga it's translated with some snark, "only your bodies get big"
implying their brains don't (they were complaining about working out too hard)

But the anime translated it as "why did you get so big" and Japanese people
also understand it as the latter, why is that?
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Is there a double meaning in this sentence?
> 図体ばかりでかくなりやがって

The literal translation of this is "Only your body has become large". 図体ばかり is
a recurring derogatory phrase that almost certainly implies "But your mind (or
personally, skill, etc.) has not grown like your body". Your interpretation
seems correct to me, and I don't think there is a hidden meaning unique to the
Japanese language.

Usually the listener's body size is not the main concern of the speaker, so
"Why did you get so big" sounds off.
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