Meaning of big talk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
   idiomatic, uncountable
2. Major topic of conversation; current gossip.
   idiomatic, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"Me, I just dropped in to hear⟳ yore big talk⟳. Reminds me of old Geronimo. Like⟳ you, he gets all filled up with words about every so often and has to steam off. Go ahead, Gurley. Don't let⟳ me interrupt⟳ you. Make⟳ heap oration."”

“Classmates remembered him as brash and jug-eared and full of big talk⟳ about his sexual experience⟳.”

“In an industry built on big talk⟳ and swagger, Bank of America's Kenneth Lewis is an anomaly.”

“At the annual livestock convention in Toronto's Royal York Hotel last⟳ week, the big talk⟳ was about Holsteins.”

“"The big talk⟳ of the street at the moment is that the Fed will raise⟳ the discount rate 50 basis points," said Kenneth Ducey.”

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