all mouth and no trousers en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
A possible corruption of all mouth and trousers, but consistent with phrases of the form all hat and no cattle and all bark and no bite. The implication of this phrase is that the person boasts, but is a laughing stock.
Meanings
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(UK, alt-of, alternative, idiomatic, not-comparable) Alternative form of all mouth and trousers.
alt of all mouth and trousers