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all talk, no action

all talk, no action is the alternative form of all talk and no action.

Meaning of all talk and no action

Noun

all talk and no action (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little; overpromising, but underdelivering.
    • 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.2015 June 16, Donald Trump, “Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy”, in CBS News

Questions about all talk, no action

What is all talk, no action the alternative form of?
All talk, no action is the alternative form of all talk and no action.

Words near all talk, no action in the dictionary

  1. all systems go
  2. all talk
  3. all talk and no action
  4. all talk and no cider
  5. all talk and trousers
  6. all talk, no action
  7. all talk, no show
  8. all that
  9. all that and a bag of chips
  10. all that and a bag of potato chips
  11. all that glisters is not gold

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