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big talk

noun

, Informal.

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Among all the big talk and little action, the three women are now taking extraordinary steps to help fix things themselves.

From Time

Instead, his legacy will be "after eight years and a lot of big talk, the economy was still terrible".

But for all his big talk, Gunnar tossed and muttered that night.

The 'big talk' follows, and the presents are distributed by a chief who exercises the office of commissary.

Of course I don't; you daresn't be frightened after all your big talk before we came out.

A little dinner wouldn't make a big talk, and what we want is the big talk, at present, if we don't lay up a cent.

A mild snicker greeted his “big talk,” and the boy flushed hotly.

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