all mouth and no trousers



all mouth and no trousers

Full of boastful, arrogant, or shallow talk, usually by a male, who then cannot deliver on his claims. A variant of "all mouth and trousers," meaning the same thing. Primarily heard in UK. He talks a big game, but when it actually comes to asking out a woman, he's all mouth and no trousers.
See also: all, and, mouth, trouser

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ira (1)IE-rə (English)Biblical, English, Hebrew
Rio (2)ṙee-oJapanese
Benitobe-NEE-toSpanish, Italian
ChristaKRIS-tah (German), KRIS-tə (English)German, Danish, English
Samira (1)-Arabic, Persian
EmersonEM-ər-sənEnglish