talk big
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They usually talk big about cuts like this and then come back to Earth when they realize that many of their constituents and donors will be hit.
From Salon
DeSantis said both parties have added to the debt and “Republicans talk big when they’re out of power, but when they get in, they don’t put their money where their mouth is.”
From Seattle Times
Trump, who has spent most of the past few years desperately trying to avoid consequences for his conduct, has a well-known tendency to talk big and then fold.
From Los Angeles Times
Saturday’s dud fit a perturbing pattern for the Grizzlies: Talk big, then play small.
From Washington Post
Washington state GOP Chair Caleb Heimlich enthused in a video announcing Harrington’s appearance: “She’s going to talk big picture about the battle to save our country.”
From Seattle Times
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