Italian

Adjective

solo parole e niente fatti

1. (idiomatic) all talk and no action
2. Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little.

   He never gets his job done. He's just all talk and no action.

3. Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

Related terms

• tutto fumo e niente arrosto
• tutto chiacchere

Synonyms

• all bark and no bite
• 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