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talk is cheap

idiom

It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.


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  1. 01

    all talk and no cider

    All talk and no results.

  2. 02

    big talk

    Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.

  3. 03

    cheap drunk

    Someone who is easily intoxicated.

  4. 04

    cheap thrill

    Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.

  5. 05

    coffee talk

    Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.

  6. 06

    fold like a cheap suit

    To give up easily; capitulate.

  7. 07

    hold cheap

    To have a low esteem for (someone or something); to hold in contempt; to look down upon.

  8. 08

    if these walls could talk

    Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.

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