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
Maram-Arabic
Yaron-Hebrew
PyrrhusPIR-əs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
ColbertKOL-bərtEnglish
Yukoyoo-koJapanese
LuckyLUK-ee (English)English, Indian, Hindi