all bark and no bite »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all fur coat and no knickers »
Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.
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all hat and no cattle »
Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
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all mouth and no trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all mouth and trousers »
Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
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all over but the shouting »
The substance of the contest is complete, leaving only the cheering.
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clay »
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
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cold turkey »
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug.
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controlled substance »
Except for very limited professional testing purposes.
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deer in the headlights »
A mental state of high arousal caused by anxiety fear, panic, surpriseand/or confusion, or substance abuse. The behavioral signs are like a deer subjected to a car's headlights, such as widely opened eyes and a lack of motor reactions.
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different as chalk and cheese »
Two things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.
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drug of choice »
Substance that a suspect is addicted to.
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get high »
To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.
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poison »
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
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take the shadow for the substance »
To be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.
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