talk tough

to speak in a way that makes others fear you Our government is talking tough to both our enemies and our allies. I can talk tough and scare someone, but I can't really act tough.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Denise	[də'ni:z]
Maya (2)	MAY-ə, MIE-ə	English
Irving	['ə:viŋ]
Rosanna	ro-ZAHN-nah (Italian), ro-ZAN-ə (English)	Italian, English
Kean	-	Irish
Alys	AL-is	English