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Idiom: All Mouth And No Trousers

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allmouthandnotrousers

Meanings

A possible corruption of all mouth and trousers, but consistent with phrases of the form all hat and no cattle and all bark and no bite. The implication of this phrase is that the person boasts, but is a laughing stock.

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Alternative form of all mouth and trousers

Example Sentences

1
He talks a big game but he's all mouth and no trousers when it comes to actually getting things done.
2
Don't pay attention to him, he's just all mouth and no trousers.
3
She claimed she could beat anyone in a race, but she was all mouth and no trousers when the time came.
4
He said he would donate a large amount of money to charity, but he's all mouth and no trousers.
5
I don't trust their promises, they're all mouth and no trousers.

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