be all talk (and no action)



be all talk (and no action)

To talk a lot about something that one has not actually done or will not actually do. She may brag about donating money to the school, but I know she's all talk and no action. Oh, he's all talk—he's never worked a day in his life!
See also: all, talk

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wynonnawi-NON-əEnglish (Rare)
DiDIEEnglish
Isamuee-sah-mooJapanese
Lorenza-Italian, Spanish
Gebahard-Ancient Germanic
AliceAL-is (English), a-LEES (French), ah-LEE-che (Italian)English, French, Portuguese, Italian