talk a good game
Promise without delivering
To talk a good game is to speak confidently or impressively about something while failing to back it up with action or results.
The phrase implies a gap between what someone claims and what they deliver: He talks a good game about fitness but hasn't been to the gym in months.
Often used skeptically or as criticism.
- boastSpeak with excessive pride
- bluffCalculated false front
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
- promiseCommitment to act
eloquent · articulate · persuasive · convincing · expressive · underdeliver · lip service · charismatic · grandstanding · full of it · pretense · false advertising · reliability · integrity · follow-through · self-assurance · glib · authenticity
talk a good gamewalk the walk
Act on stated beliefs
deliver the goods · walk the talk · back it up · follow through · get it done
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