solo parole e niente fatti
Italian
Adjective
solo
parole
e
niente
fatti
(
idiomatic
)
all talk and no action
Speaking
,
promising
, or
boasting
much
, but doing
little
.
He never gets his job done. He's just
all talk and no action
.
Full of
big talk
but lacking
action
,
power
, or
substance
;
pretentious
.
Related terms
tutto fumo e niente arrosto
tutto chiacchere
Synonyms
all bark and no bite
all booster, no payload
all crown, no filling
all foam, no beer
all hammer, no nail
all hat and no cattle
all icing, no cake
all lime and salt, no tequila
all mouth and no trousers
all mouth and trousers
all shot, no powder
all sizzle and no steak
all talk
all wax and no wick
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