talk big
Example Sentences
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It’s possible this has left him thinking the world’s bad guys are a Potemkin village, that they talk big but fold quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
They can only talk big in their uniforms.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
"Fraudsters talk big and hope no one looks too closely at the bottom line," U.S.
From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2022
Most of the USC bigwigs talk big, throw every big name out there in the search for a competent and successful head coach, and what happens?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2021
“The word is underestimate. And when you’ve got a few more years under your belt, then we’ll talk big stuff, Harris.”
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
