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All mouth and no trousers vs All mouth and trousers

All mouth and no trousers—(UK derog.) said of somebody who talks or boasts a lot but doesn’t take any action (also: all talk and no trousers).

  • How much longer will it take to realize that the leader is all mouth and no trousers?

All mouth and trousers— = all mouth and no trousers.

  • Jack is all mouth and trousers, he never does anything he says he will.