talk a good game
idiom
informal
: to say things that make people believe that one can do something or that something is true about oneself even though it is not true
They talk a good game, but they're not really ready for the championship.
She talks a good game about protecting the environment, but she doesn't even recycle.
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Still, Harmon’s activity is reflective of a political culture in Springfield where officials talk a good game about the importance of ethics in government but routinely stop short of adopting robust laws governing their conduct.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Collaboration Most law firm leaders talk a good game about collaboration, but few truly reward it.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
George Kittle, Fred Warner, Christian McCaffrey and Trent Williams can talk a good game as well as play one.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
This stunt may have been designed to show up the islanders as heartless liberals who talk a good game but don’t walk the walk.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Abdallah, the Urban League official, said union leaders talk a good game on diversity but never deliver.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
Many people talk a good game about Internet privacy but don’t try very hard to protect their data.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022
According to DeSantis, liberals in the People’s Republic of Massachusetts talk a good game, sticking up for undocumented immigrants with virtue-signaling rhetoric, while red states like his bear the cost and burden of taking care of them.
—Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
Since a strong culture is such a competitive advantage, most companies talk a good game about their company culture.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
Collaboration Most law firm leaders talk a good game about collaboration, but few truly reward it.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
George Kittle, Fred Warner, Christian McCaffrey and Trent Williams can talk a good game as well as play one.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
This stunt may have been designed to show up the islanders as heartless liberals who talk a good game but don’t walk the walk.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
Abdallah, the Urban League official, said union leaders talk a good game on diversity but never deliver.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022
Many people talk a good game about Internet privacy but don’t try very hard to protect their data.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022
According to DeSantis, liberals in the People’s Republic of Massachusetts talk a good game, sticking up for undocumented immigrants with virtue-signaling rhetoric, while red states like his bear the cost and burden of taking care of them.
—Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022
Since a strong culture is such a competitive advantage, most companies talk a good game about their company culture.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
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