all vine and no taters



all vine and no taters

Appealing but lacking substance. Patty is beautiful but ditzy, truly all vine and no taters. I thought this report would be groundbreaking, but it's all vine and no taters.
See also: all, and, tater, vine

all vine and no taters

Rur. to be all display with no real value. She's a good-looking woman, but really she's all vine and no taters. Don't be fooled by Jim's flowery promises. They're all vine and no taters.
See also: all, and, tater, vine

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Darlenedahr-LEENEnglish
Israa-Arabic
Matthiasmah-TEE-ahs (German), mə-THIE-əs (English)Greek, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Noelleno-ELEnglish
Berniecebər-NEESEnglish
PaigePAYJEnglish