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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Elon Musk and other Tesla executives avoided all talk of this year's U.S. presidential election on a call with Wall Street analysts on Wednesday afternoon.
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Hope King, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
But it was all talk… until people who watched the videos started coming onto the Butterfly Center’s property.
—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
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Hope King, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
But it was all talk… until people who watched the videos started coming onto the Butterfly Center’s property.
—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
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“All talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20talk. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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