"mycket snack och lite verkstad" meaning in Swedish

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Phrase

Forms: mycket snack och lite hockey [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, "lots of talk and little workshop". Head templates: {{head|sv|noun}} mycket snack och lite verkstad
  1. a situation where people talk a lot, but don't get much done; all talk and no action Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-mycket_snack_och_lite_verkstad-sv-phrase-QJpco~Xj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mycket snack och lite hockey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "sv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mycket snack och lite verkstad",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
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        },
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      "links": [
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          "all talk and no action",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mycket snack och lite verkstad"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mycket snack och lite hockey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "mycket snack och lite verkstad",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish idioms",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish multiword terms",
        "Swedish nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a situation where people talk a lot, but don't get much done; all talk and no action"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "all talk and no action",
          "all talk and no action"
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}

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