He'll talk all night about your problems and how to solve them, but he won't actually do anything to help. His trouble is that he's all mouth and trousers.
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all mouth and trousers — (UK) Someone who s all mouth and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn t deliver. All mouth and no trousers is also used, though this is a corruption of the original … The small dictionary of idiomes
all mouth and trousers — adj British blustering and boastful, showing off with out having the qualities to justify it. A commonly heard dismissive phrase, typi cally said by women about a loud or assertive man. There is a suggestion that this is a corruption of the more… … Contemporary slang
all mouth and trousers — (UK) Someone who s all mouth and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn t deliver. All mouth and no trousers is also used, though this is a corruption of the original. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
all mouth and trousers — adjective Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance … Wiktionary
all mouth and no trousers — (informal) Given to making boasts that are not backed up by one s actions • • • Main Entry: ↑trousers * * * all mouth and no trousers see ↑mouth, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑trousers … Useful english dictionary
all mouth and no trousers/action — all mouth (and no trousers/action) Brit informal used to describe someone who talks a lot about doing something but never actually does it • • • Main Entry: ↑mouth … Useful english dictionary
all mouth and no trousers — This is said of someone who talks a lot about doing something but never actually does it. He keeps saying he s going to resign and travel around the world, but he s all mouth and no trousers … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
all mouth and (no) trousers — Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g. You shouldn t pay any attention to him, he s all mouth and no trousers … English slang and colloquialisms
all mouth and (no) trousers — Phrs. Boastful and without just reason. E.g. You shouldn t pay any attention to him, he s all mouth and no trousers … English slang and colloquialisms
be all mouth (and no trousers) — informal tend to talk boastfully but not to act on one s words. → mouth … English new terms dictionary
be all mouth and no trousers — ► be all mouth (and no trousers) informal tend to talk boastfully but not to act on one s words. Main Entry: ↑mouth … English terms dictionary
