mere talk
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“The truth is, mere talk of martial law is enough to send chills to the spine of any Filipino,” a Senate leader said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2017
“The Ryan campaign team in Wisconsin has shrugged off the threats, treating them as mere talk in the absence of a viable candidate to mount a challenge in the district.”
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2016
But with the group struggling with turnovers, rebounding and shooting against a Tulsa team that sat four games below .500, it all seemed mere talk.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2013
Tonight, all of that amounts to mere talk and we start to see where the action leads.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2011
Noor-ed-Deen said, Wilt thou hear our story in poetry or in prose?—Prose, answered the Khaleefeh, is mere talk; and verse, words put together like pearls.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
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