all mouth and trousers

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Adjective

all mouth and trousers (not comparable)

1. (British, idiomatic) Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

Translations

• German: große Klappe, nichts dahinter
• Italian: tutto fumo e niente arrosto
• Russian: брехня́

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