all talk
idiom
: talking about doing things but never actually doing them
The town's last mayor was all talk (and no action).
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But it was all talk… until people who watched the videos started coming onto the Butterfly Center’s property.
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Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
As Jesse floats away on an inflatable raft, the guys all talk about how Kristen has been telling people that Michelle has been sexting with a guy for a year.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Since then all talk about reaching cash flow breakeven, let alone turning an actual profit, has ceased.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
As a result, all talk of constructing a Giga Mexico plant in Nuevo Leon has vanished, let alone negotiating a new one to be located in India.
—Luba Kassova, Fortune, 5 July 2024
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Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
As Jesse floats away on an inflatable raft, the guys all talk about how Kristen has been telling people that Michelle has been sexting with a guy for a year.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 May 2024
Since then all talk about reaching cash flow breakeven, let alone turning an actual profit, has ceased.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
As a result, all talk of constructing a Giga Mexico plant in Nuevo Leon has vanished, let alone negotiating a new one to be located in India.
—Luba Kassova, Fortune, 5 July 2024
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“All talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20talk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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