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What does "I'm all talk." mean?
Dec 17, 2010 1:44 AM
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Hi, the full sentence is " I am all talk and no action"
It refers to people who say they are going to do something but never do it.
Example:
That guy is all talk and no action. For 5 years, he's been saying that he's going to improve our work conditions and nothing's happened so far.
December 17, 2010
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talks about doing big, important things, but doesn't take any action.
other similar idiom
He is all talk and no trousers
http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/all+talk+and+no+trousers.html
December 18, 2010
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December 17, 2010
all talk, no action
December 17, 2010
it's means that only talk and not to act
December 17, 2010
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