talking big
Making grand claims
Talking big is boasting or making grandiose claims, especially ones you can't back up.
Someone who talks big promises more than they can deliver or exaggerates their abilities and accomplishments: He talks big about his connections, but he's never actually met anyone important.
The phrase often implies bluster without substance.
- showing offOstentatious self-display
- boastfulGiven to self-praise
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- swaggeringOstentatiously self-assured manner
- chest thumpingShowy self-aggrandizement
puffery · tall tales · blowing smoke · grandiloquence · bluffing · overstatement · embellishment · bombast · self-promotion · talking trash · overcommitment · misrepresentation · dramatization · amplification · full of hot air · arrogance · insincerity · magnification
- exaggerationhyperbole, overstatement, exaggeration, magnification, amplification
talking bigunderstatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
self-deprecation · modesty · downplaying · underselling · keeping a low profile
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