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all hat and no cowboy

idiom

Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.


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  1. 01

    all hat and no cattle

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

  2. 02

    black hat

    A villain in a story, especially in a Western (a film or other work of the Western genre).

  3. 03

    brick in one's hat

    Drunkenness.

  4. 04

    cowboy killer

    A cigarette.

  5. 05

    cowboy shower

    A simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.

  6. 06

    cowboy up

    To put on a more heterosexual manner, in order to fit in.

  7. 07

    does the Pope wear a funny hat

    Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

  8. 08

    eat one's hat

    Used in a result clause to express disbelief in a proposition expressed in a conditional clause.

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