brag with one's mouth; all talk and no action
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to brag with one's mouth; to show off by talking; all talk and no action
informalUsed to criticize someone who talks a lot to impress others or make empty promises, but fails to act or deliver. Often implies insincerity and ineffectiveness.
Tā他
zhǐ只
huì会
mài卖
zuǐ嘴
，
yī一
dòng动
zhēn真
de的
jiù就
bù不
xíng行
le了
。
He's all talk and no action; as soon as it comes to doing anything real, he's useless.
Bié别
tīng听
tā他
mài卖
zuǐ嘴
，
tā他
dā答
yīng应
de的
shì事
cóng从
lái来
méi没
bàn办
chéng成
guò过
。
Don't listen to his empty talk; he's never actually accomplished anything he promised.
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Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
jiù就
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
lǐng领
dǎo导
miàn面
qián前
mài卖
zuǐ嘴
，
qí其
shí实
méi没
shén什
me么
zhēn真
běn本
shi事
。
Some people just like to show off by talking in front of the boss, but in reality, they have no real skills.
Guāng光
mài卖
zuǐ嘴
méi没
yòng用
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
kàn看
dào到
shí实
jì际
xíng行
dòng动
。
Just bragging is useless; we need to see real action.