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
Erna (1)	ER-nah (German, Swedish)	German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Wybert	-	Medieval English
Quim	-	Portuguese, Catalan
Anina	ah-NEE-nah	German
Chingis	-	Mongolian
Matthew	MATH-yoo (English)	English, Biblical