tall talk

Tall talk and self-glorification were rampant, and no criticism was tolerated.

I perceive that you affect the opposite—a reaction on your part, I suppose, against tall talk and fine writing.

An upright and down square life is worth more than a whole ton of tall talk.

There has been no 'tall talk,' no over-statement; the speeches have been dignified, sensible, and practical.

But it was not their mockery of his tall talk that turned him aside; opposition invariably confirmed Turnbull.