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1 all talk (and no action)
одни разговоры, а дела нетI wouldn’t rely on Paul; he is all talk and no action.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > all talk (and no action)
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2 all talk (and no action)
одни разговоры, а дела нетI wouldn’t rely on Paul; he is all talk and no action.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > all talk (and no action)
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3 all talk and no cider
амер.; уст.одни разговоры; ≈ шуму много, а толку мало, много шума из ничегоThe people, in fact seem to be somewhat conscious of this propensity to talk, by which they are characterized, and have a favorite proverb on the subject, viz., "all talk and no cider". (W. Irving, ‘Salmagundi’, VII, ‘Saturday, April 4, 1807’) — А ведь, пожалуй, американцы сами чувствуют свою склонность к пустозвонству. Недаром их любимая поговорка - "шуму много, толку мало".
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4 all talk and no action
n infmlHe says he'll get a job soon but he's all talk and no action — Он заявляет, что скоро найдет работу, но все это сказки про белого бычка
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > all talk and no action
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5 all-talk radio
Передачи включают интервью, в том числе телефонные с радиослушателями в прямом эфире, спортивные новости, передачи на религиозные темы, комментарии к событиям. На рекламу отводится до 18 минут в час.тж talk radioEnglish-Russian dictionary of regional studies > all-talk radio
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6 All talk and no pussy makes Jack a dull boy
Табуированная лексика: просторечный вариант пословицы all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy (см. pussy)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > All talk and no pussy makes Jack a dull boy
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7 all talk and no action
Общая лексика: говорильняУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > all talk and no action
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8 all talk and no cider
1) Американизм: шуму много, а толку мало2) Макаров: шума много, а толку мало -
9 all talk and no trousers
Общая лексика: пустозвон, пустомеля, человек, который все делает только на словахУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > all talk and no trousers
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10 all talk must stop
Общая лексика: все разговоры должны прекратиться -
11 All Talk No Action
Abbreviation: ATNAУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > All Talk No Action
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12 all talk and no action
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13 all talk and no cider
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14 all talk and no cider
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > all talk and no cider
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15 All talk and no cider!
амер. Шума много, а толку мало!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > All talk and no cider!
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16 he's all talk
Общая лексика: он вечно болтает -
17 He is all talk.
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18 he's all talk
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19 to be all talk (and no action)
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20 be all talk
См. также в других словарях:
all talk and no trousers — (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn t take any action … The small dictionary of idiomes
all talk and no action — adjective Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little. He never gets his job done. Hes just all talk and no action. Syn: all booster, no payload, all crown, no filling, all foam, no beer, all hammer, no nail, all hat and no cattle,… … Wiktionary
all talk and no cider — adjective all talk and no results. Syn: all talk and trousers … Wiktionary
all talk and no trousers — (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn t take any action. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
all talk and no action — a person who talks a lot but does very little, hot air He talks about doing everything, but doesn t accomplish anything. He s all talk and no action! … English idioms
All talk and no trousers — (UK) Someone who is all talk and no trousers, talks about doing big, important things, but doesn t take any action … Dictionary of English idioms
be all talk and no action — be all talk (and no action) if someone is all talk, they often talk about doing something brave or exciting but never do it. He s always saying that he s going to leave and get another job but he ll never do it. He s all talk … New idioms dictionary
be all talk — (and no action) if someone is all talk, they often talk about doing something brave or exciting but never do it. He s always saying that he s going to leave and get another job but he ll never do it. He s all talk … New idioms dictionary
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Talk radio — For other uses, see Talk Radio (disambiguation). Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk … Wikipedia
talk — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little (often ironic), short ▪ I will have to have a little talk with that young lady (= tell her that I disapprove of sth). ▪ good … Collocations dictionary