talk big

talk big
talk big
to brag; to make grandiose statements. •

She talks big but can't produce anything.

He has some deep need to talk big, but it's just talk—no action.

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{v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn't won a game./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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