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
Karthika	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam
Venceslaus	-	Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Frits	FRITS	Dutch
Biserka	-	Croatian, Serbian
Su (2)	-	Chinese
Ryann	rie-AN	English (Modern)