all mouth and trousers en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From mouth, meaning "talk" rather than action, and trousers, presumably at the time of origin, a reference to masculinity, either as trousers as a male item of clothing, or a reference to the genitals.
Meanings
- (UK, idiomatic, not-comparable) Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| all mouth and no trousers | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
walk the talk · walk the walk · talk the talk · money talks, bullshit walks · all hat and no cattle
Synonyms
all fart and no shit · all fart and no poo
Translations (8)
fr rien dans le pantalon (superficial) · ru пуста́я бо́чка гро́мче греми́т (superficial) · ca molt soroll i poques nous (superficial) · de große Klappe, nichts dahinter (superficial) · fr que de la gueule (superficial) · ru брехня́ (superficial) · it tutto fumo e niente arrosto (superficial) · fi ei suuret sanat suuta halkaise (superficial)