"all mouth and trousers" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-all mouth and trousers.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From mouth, meaning "talk" rather than action, and trousers, presumably at the time of origin, a reference to masculinity, either as trousers as a male item of clothing, or a reference to the genitals. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} all mouth and trousers (not comparable)
  1. (British, idiomatic) Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance. Tags: British, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: all fart and no shit [vulgar], all fart and no poo, all mouth and no trousers Related terms: all hat and no cattle Translations (superficial): molt soroll i poques nous (Catalan), ei suuret sanat suuta halkaise (english: proverb) (Finnish), que de la gueule (French), rien dans le pantalon (French), große Klappe, nichts dahinter (German), tutto fumo e niente arrosto (Italian), брехня́ (brexnjá) [feminine] (Russian), пуста́я бо́чка гро́мче греми́т (pustája bóčka grómče gremít) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-all_mouth_and_trousers-en-adj-a3~6uc3I Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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