He promises to help, but he is all talk and no cider.
all talk and no cider
idiomAll talk and no results.
My neighbor says he will fix the fence every weekend, but he is all talk and no cider.
Despite his grand speeches about reforming the company, the manager proved to be all talk and no cider when it came to actual policy changes.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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coffee talk
Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
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if these walls could talk
Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.
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pillow talk
Conversation shared by bedmates, particularly intimate conversation after sexual intercourse.
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rabbit
[Cockney slang]talk
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sex talk
Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction.
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small talk
Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.
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table talk
Conversation, especially of an informal or somewhat gossipy nature, among a group seated together for a meal or other social activity.