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

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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