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all mouth and no trousers » Search all mouth and no trousers on Amazon!   Search all mouth and no trousers on Google!
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance. 
all mouth and trousers » Search all mouth and trousers on Amazon!   Search all mouth and trousers on Google!
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance. 
all talk and no action » Search all talk and no action on Amazon!   Search all talk and no action on Google!
Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little 
feather in one's cap » Search feather in one's cap on Amazon!   Search feather in one's cap on Google!
An accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of. 
feed a cold, starve a fever » Search feed a cold, starve a fever on Amazon!   Search feed a cold, starve a fever on Google!
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast. 
full of it » Search full of it on Amazon!   Search full of it on Google!
Speaking nonsense; lying, exaggerating, or boasting. 
here's to » Search here's to on Amazon!   Search here's to on Google!
Denoting proposed salutation while drinking alcohol, toast. 
hot air » Search hot air on Amazon!   Search hot air on Google!
boastful talk 
it's not the whistle that pulls the train » Search it's not the whistle that pulls the train on Amazon!   Search it's not the whistle that pulls the train on Google!
Boasting and loud talk should not be mistaken for the work that produces real achievements; bravado is no proof of action.1956, James Reston, "Washington: It's Not the Whistle that Pulls the Train," New York Times, 1 July, p. E8: 
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A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot. 
shoot off at the mouth » Search shoot off at the mouth on Amazon!   Search shoot off at the mouth on Google!
To boast, or brag, or talk too much. 
talk is cheap » Search talk is cheap on Amazon!   Search talk is cheap on Google!
It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence. 
toot one's own horn » Search toot one's own horn on Amazon!   Search toot one's own horn on Google!
To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout. 
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