ALL TALK AND NO ACTION

Meaning of ALL TALK AND NO ACTION in English

a person who talks a lot but does very little

He talks about doing everything, but doesn't accomplish anything. He's all talk and no action!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

ALL TALK AND NO ACTION — n infml He says he'll get a job soon but he's all talk and no action — Он заявляет, что скоро …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
ALL TALK AND NO ACTION — n infml He says he'll get a job soon but he's all talk and no action — Он заявляет, что …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
ALL TALK AND NO ACTION — all talk and no action n infml He says he'll get a job soon but he's all talk and no …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
ALL TALK AND NO ACTION — He says he'll get a job soon but he's all talk and no action — Он заявляет, что скоро найдет …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
NO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English talken; akin to Frisian talken to talk, Old English talu tale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACTION — I. ˈakshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English accioun, from Middle French action, from Latin action-, actio, from actus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALL — /awl/ , adj. 1. the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACTION — — actionless , adj. /ak"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
Webster English vocab
ACTION — noun movement; as, the horse has a spirited action. 2. action ·noun a right of action; as, the law gives …
Webster English vocab
TALK — [talk] vb [ME; akin to OE talu tale] vt (13c) 1: to deliver or express in speech: utter 2: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALL — / ɔːl; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner 1. (used with plural nouns. The noun may have …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACTION — / ˈækʃn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WHAT SB DOES 1. [ U ] the process of doing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — I. talk 1 S1 W1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ talk , talks, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALL — I. all 1 S1 W1 /ɔːl $ ɒːl/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . the whole of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ACTION — I. ac ‧ tion 1 S1 W1 /ˈækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ act …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ACTION — n. & v. --n. 1 the fact or process of doing or acting (demanded action; put ideas into action). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALL — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ACTION — n. & v. n. 1 the fact or process of doing or acting (demanded action; put ideas into action). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Oxford English vocab
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
ALL — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a the whole amount, quantity, or extent of (waited all day; all his life; …
Oxford English vocab
ACTION — n. & v. --n. 1. the fact or process of doing or acting (demanded action; put ideas into action). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
TALK — ( talks, talking, talked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALL — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use all to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACTION — ( actions, actioning, actioned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Action is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TALK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACTION
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TALK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — n. back talk by talk cross talk double talk small talk sweet talk talk into
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — I. noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little ( often ironic ), short ▪ I will have to …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TALK — See ↑ DISCUSS 1, ↑ SPEAK 1, ↑ TALK 1,2,6,18,18, ↑ TELL 9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ back talk • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK
Longman Activator English vocab
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK — n. 25B6; verb I was talking to a friend : SPEAK, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — < chat , tool , networking , messaging > A Unix program and protocol supporting conversation between two or more …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
TALK
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — verb 1 BAD : I couldn't talk English in those days. GOOD : I couldn't speak English in those days. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TALK — 1. сущ. 1) а) разговор; диалог; беседа I think it's time we had a talk. ≈ Я думаю, нам пора …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALL — I прил. 1) весь, вся, все, целый all her life ≈ вся ее жизнь He lived here all his life. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ACTION — сущ. 1) действие, поступок; полит. акция, выступление to take prompt action ≈ принять срочные меры to prod, spur smb. into …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — talk.ogg 1. tɔ:k n 1. разговор, беседа straight talk - откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту idle intimate, disjointed talk - пустой …
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