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talked a good game

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

Meaning of talk a good game

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.
    • "It's a difference between action and inaction. Anybody can talk a good game."1992 July 24, Gwen Ifill, “The 1992 campaign: Clinton, in Houston Speech, Assails Bush on Crime Issue”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Apr 2018

Questions about talked a good game

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

Words near talked a good game in the dictionary

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

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