We've found 13 phrases for oast (0.162 seconds):

all mouth and no trousers »    Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

all mouth and trousers »    Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

all talk and no action »    Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little

feather in one's cap »    An accomplishment; particularly one that is flaunted or boasted of.

feed a cold, starve a fever »    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 »    Speaking nonsense; lying, exaggerating, or boasting.

here's to »    Denoting proposed salutation while drinking alcohol, toast.

hot air »    boastful talk

it's not the whistle that pulls the train »    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:

pretzel »    A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.

shoot off at the mouth »    To boast, or brag, or talk too much.

talk is cheap »    It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.

toot one's own horn »    To promote oneself; to boast or brag; to tout.

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