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
Shahrazad-Persian (Rare), Arabic
Pansy['pænzi]
Joetta-English
Dewitt[də'wit]
HollisHAHL-isEnglish
Shannon['ʃænən]