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

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