TALK BIG

Meaning of TALK BIG in English

brag, exaggerate, promise a lot

Bert talks big before a game. He's more humble afterwards.

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

TALK BIG — phrasal : to talk boastfully or bombastically here was an unknown … who talked big but could he deliver — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TALK BIG — show off, boast
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TALK BIG — informal talk confidently or boastfully. → big
Concise Oxford English vocab
TALK BIG
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK BIG — {v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn't won a game./
Slang English vocab
TALK BIG — ( Colloq. ) Boast, brag, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, exalt one's self, magnify one's self, se faire valoir .
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TALK BIG — See boast verb sense 1. 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK BIG — {v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn't won a game./
Словарь английских идиом
TALK BIG — talk boastfully, brag He is always talking big but nobody believes what he says.
English Idioms vocab
TALK BIG — v. , informal To talk boastfully; brag. He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn't won a game.
American Idioms English vocabulary
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать [по]хвастаться
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK BIG — Хвалить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TALK BIG — хвастать, бахвалиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TALK BIG — хвастать, бахвалиться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TALK BIG — хвастаться; бахвалиться
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TALK BIG — (v.phr.) хвастаться;бахвалиться
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
TALK BIG — expr infml 1) He's always talking big but he hasn't accomplished a lot in life — Он любит прихвастнуть, но, в сущности, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
TALK BIG — expr infml 1) He's always talking big but he hasn't accomplished a lot in life — Он любит прихвастнуть, но, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
TALK BIG — talk big expr infml 1. He's always talking big but he hasn't accomplished a lot in life Он любит прихвастнуть, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
TALK BIG — 1) He's always talking big but he hasn't accomplished a lot in life — Он любит прихвастнуть, но, в сущности, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TALK BIG — хвастаться; бахвалиться
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
TALK BIG — хвастаться; бахвалиться
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
TALK BIG — (v.phr.) хвастаться;бахвалиться
English Russian slang dictionary
TALK BIG — хвастать, важничать [по]хвастаться
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK BIG — [по]хвастаться
Англо-Русский словарь
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
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
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
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
BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
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
BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
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
BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
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
BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
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
BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
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
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
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
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
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
BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
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
BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIG — (IMPORTANT) [adjective] bigger, biggest - important, because of being powerful, influential or having a serious effectHe had a big decision …
Cambridge English vocab
BIG — adj. big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big Stick Policy Big Sur big …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — n. back talk by talk cross talk double talk small talk sweet talk talk into
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — adj. big boy big bug big cheese big chief big gun big house big name big noise big shot big …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
BIG — I. big adjective 1. of significant size or scope a big expanse of mud big plans Synonyms: considerable, extensive, hefty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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