See all talk and no action on Wiktionary
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"text": "20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech\nWe will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action - constantly complaining but never doing anything about it."
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"ref": "2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC:",
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"word": "veel geschreeuw en weinig wol"
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"word": "paljon puhetta ilman tekoja"
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},
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