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talked a big game

talked a big game is the simple past and past participle of talk a big game.

Meaning of talk a big game

Verb

talk a big game (third-person singular simple present talks a big game, present participle talking a big game, simple past and past participle talked a big game)

  1. Synonym of talk a good game.
    • That’s one way to understand Apple’s empty message about privacy. Tim Cook talks a big game, but at the end of the day, his company is allowing the surveillance-capitalism atrocities it claims to oppose.2019 January 31, Ian Bogost, “Apple’s Empty Grandstanding About Privacy”, in The Atlantic

Questions about talked a big game

What is talked a big game the simple past and past participle of?
Talked a big game is the simple past and past participle of talk a big game.

Words near talked a big game in the dictionary

  1. talkboxes
  2. talkdown
  3. talkdowns
  4. talke
  5. talked
  6. talked a big game
  7. talked a blue streak
  8. talked a good game
  9. talked a mile a minute
  10. talked about
  11. talked about the weather

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