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
Irune	-	Basque
Kaleigh	KAY-lee, KA-lee	English (Modern)
Morven	MAWR-ven	Scottish
Raul	ra-OOL (Portuguese), rah-OOL (Italian)	Portuguese, Italian
Luksa	LOOK-sah	Esperanto
Leroi	LEE-roi	English (Rare)