big talker
All mouth, nothing else
A big talker is someone who makes grand claims or promises but fails to follow through.
The phrase implies boastfulness without substance—all talk, no action: He said he'd revolutionize the company, but he turned out to be just a big talker.
Sometimes used self-deprecatingly: I'm a big talker until it's time to actually do it.
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
- boastfulGiven to self-praise
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- hot airMeaningless boastful talk
- full of itTalking rubbish
garrulous · loquacious · self-important · windbag · blowhard · blow smoke · attention-seeking · egotistical · show-off · empty promises · loudmouth · motor mouth · overcompensating · pompous · verbose · pretentious · overconfident · salesman
- showoffsshowoff, show-off, braggart, bragger, boaster
- talkerschatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth, loud mouth
- windbagswindbag, blowhard, gasbag, bloviator, pontificator
- arrogancearrogant, conceited, pompous, vain, haughty
- blabbermouthsblabbermouth, gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger, talebearer
- fraudscharlatan, faker, imposter, impostor, phony
big talkerdoer
Person who acts
man of action · go-getter · achiever · walks the walk · practitioner
big talkerstrong silent type
Reserved yet capable archetype
quiet type · man of few words · woman of few words · introvert · wallflower
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