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all talk and no action

Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little
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He never gets his job done. He's just all talk and no action

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Submitted by acronimous on July 11, 2011

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அனைத்து பேச்சு மற்றும் எந்த நடவடிக்கையும் இல்லை

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