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Definition 2025


all_talk

all talk and no action

English

Adjective

all talk and no action

  1. Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little.
    He never gets his job done. He's just all talk and no action.

Synonyms

  • all bark and no bite
  • all talk and no cider
  • all booster, no payload
  • all crown, no filling
  • all foam, no beer
  • all hammer, no nail
  • all hat and no cattle
  • all icing, no cake
  • all lime and salt, no tequila
  • all mouth and no trousers
  • all mouth and trousers
  • all shot, no powder
  • all sizzle and no steak
  • all talk
  • all wax and no wick

Translations

idiom
  • Chinese: 光說不做 (zh), 只說不做, 光說不幹, 耍嘴皮子 (zh)
  • Spanish: mucho ruido y pocas nueces

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