all hat and no cattle

English - English

Definition of all hat and no cattle in English English dictionary

Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious

Yew certainly are. All hat and no cattle.

Hyphenation

all hat and no cat·tle

Turkish pronunciation

ôl hät ınd nō kätıl

Synonyms

all bark and no bite, all bluff and bluster, all booster, no payload, all crown, no filling, all foam, no beer, all hammer, no nail, all icing, no cake, all lime and salt, no tequila, all mouth and no trousers, all mouth and trousers, all shot, no powder, all sizzle and no steak, all talk, all talk and no action, all wax and no wick

Pronunciation

/ˈôl ˈhat ənd ˈnō ˈkatəl/ /ˈɔːl ˈhæt ənd ˈnoʊ ˈkætəl/