What does “All mouth and no trousers” mean?

All mouth and no trousers

Meaning: Someone who talks a lot about doing something but never actually does it.

Mucho ruido y pocas nueces

Significado: Alguien que habla mucho sobre hacer algo pero nunca lo hace realmente.

Muito falar e pouco fazer

Significado: Alguém que fala muito sobre fazer algo mas nunca realmente o faz.

Beaucoup de bruit pour rien

Signification: Quelqu'un qui parle beaucoup de faire quelque chose mais qui ne le fait jamais vraiment.

Große Töne spucken, aber nichts liefern

Bedeutung: Jemand, der viel darüber redet, etwas zu tun, es aber nie wirklich tut.

Tanto fumo e poco arrosto

Significato: Qualcuno che parla molto di fare qualcosa ma non lo fa mai realmente.

Lafı güzel, işi boş

Anlam: Bir şey yapmak hakkında çok konuşan ama asla yapmayan kimse.

光说不练

意思: 说话很厉害,但从不实际行动的人。

口だけの人

意味: 何かについてたくさん話すが、実際には決して実行しない人。

말만 번지르르하고 행동은 없는

의미: 무언가를 하겠다고 말은 많이 하지만 실제로는 절대 하지 않는 사람.

Dialogue

13:45:30 - Did Mark ever start that online business he kept talking about?

13:45:34 - Nope. He's all mouth and no trousers. He's been planning it for two years but hasn't done a single thing.

13:45:38 - That's a shame. He had some good ideas.

13:45:42 - Ideas don't pay the bills. You need to actually execute them.



14:30:45 - My friend keeps promising to help me move, but he never shows up.

14:30:48 - He's all mouth and no trousers. Don't count on him.

14:30:51 - He always sounds so sincere though.

14:30:54 - Sincere words mean nothing without action.



16:25:55 - My boss says he's going to give us a bonus this year.

16:25:58 - He's all mouth and no trousers. He promised the same thing last year.

16:26:01 - Maybe he'll follow through this time.

16:26:04 - Don't hold your breath.