Reverse Dictionary: TALK – INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES

TALK – INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► A HUNDRED WORDS WON’T FILL A BUSHEL you talk to no purpose → 1881 Eng. dial.
► ALL ASS AND NO BODY said of a boaster, a loud talker, or a show-off → 1990 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► ALL GONG AND NO DINNER all talk but no action → 1970s sl.
► ALL IN A CHARM all talking at once → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ALL JAW, LIKE A SHEEP’S HEAD nothing but talk → 1876 sl.
► ALL MOUTH AND NO TROUSERS all talk and no substance → 1977 UK sl.
► ALL PRICK AND BREECHES all talk and no action; used of a braggart → 1920s sl.
► ALL PRICKS AND NO PENCE all talk and no action; used of a braggart → 1920s sl.
► ALL WIND AND PISS LIKE A BARBER’S CAT said of a man given to much talk, esp. to much boasting and little performance → E19
► APPLETON TALKING used of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively → 20C W. Indies sl.
► BREAK IT DOWN! stop talking like that! → 1920s Aust.
► DON’T LET YOUR ALLIGATOR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR CANARY ASS said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage → 1961 Amer. sl.
► DON’T LET YOUR BULLDOG MOUTH OVERRUN YOUR PUPPY DOG ASS said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage → 1962 Amer. sl.
► DON’T LET YOUR MOUTH OVERLOAD YOUR ASS said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage → 1962 Amer. sl.
► DON’T LET YOUR MOUTH WRITE A CHECK YOUR ASS CAN’T CASH said to someone who talks big but appears to lack courage → 1974 Amer. sl.
► FERNANDEZ TALKING said of one who is drunk and talking nonsensically or aggressively → 20C W. Indies sl.
► IDLE YOUR JIVE don’t talk so fast → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► MORE LIP THAN A MULEY COW said of a person who talks too much → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► TALKING TACKS ABOARD talkative, loquacious, verbose → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► TONGUE ENOUGH FOR TWO SETS OF TEETH said of a talkative person → 1883
► YOU HAVE MADE A FAIR SPEECH used in derision of one that spends many words to little purpose → L17