all mouth and no trousers

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Definition of all mouth and no trousers in English English dictionary

Alternative form of all mouth and trousers

Hyphenation

all mouth and no trou·sers

Turkish pronunciation

ôl mauth ınd nō trauzırz

Pronunciation

/ˈôl ˈmouᴛʜ ənd ˈnō ˈtrouzərz/ /ˈɔːl ˈmaʊθ ənd ˈnoʊ ˈtraʊzɜrz/

Etymology

() A corruption of all mouth and trousers, influenced by phrases of the form all hat and no cattle.