be all talk (and no action)
(also be just talk)Definition
› used to describe someone who talks about doing something but never does it: She's all talk when it comes to doing something about the problem.Informal talking and conversation
(Definition of be all talk (and no action) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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