Meaning of all talk and no action | Babel Free

Definitions

Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little; overpromising, but underdelivering.

informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Well, you need somebody, because politicians are all talk, no action. Nothing's gonna get done. They will not bring us—believe me—to the promised land. They will not.”

“We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action—constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.”

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