all talk and no action
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]all talk and no action (uncountable)
- (informal) Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little; overpromising, but underdelivering.
- 20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech
- We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action - constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.
- 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC:
- Jaal: Let's do it Peebee.
Peebee: Uh... do what?
Jaal: Find out if asari and angara can mate. You and I—we can be pilgrims.
Peebee: Uh, Ryder?
Ryder: You got yourself into this.
Peebee: Jaal... uh, yeah, that's not exactly in my immediate plans...
Jaal: You mean you'd let someone else beat you to it?
Peebee: I...
Jaal: I didn't know you were... what is that saying Ryder?
Ryder: All talk.
Jaal: All talk.
- 20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech
Derived terms
[edit]- all bark and no bite
- all booster, no payload
- all crown, no filling
- all foam, no beer
- all garnish and no meat
- all hammer, no nail
- all hat and no cattle
- all icing, no cake
- all lime and salt, no tequila
- all mouth and no trousers
- all mouth and trousers
- all shot, no powder
- all sing, no dance
- all sizzle and no steak
- all talk
- all talk and no cider
- all talk and trousers
- all talk, no show
- all wax and no wick
Translations
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