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Old 11-Sep-2003, 05:32
lucyarliwu
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Originally Posted by RonBee
I don't know. I haven't heard that one before either. However, an American expression that fits is all talk and no action. Talk (or mouth) and trousers don't seem to me to be related.

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Aha! Thanks Ronbee!

I see now, so the word "trousers" implies to " action", which is pretty funny! hehe....if so, then "talk" is matchable to " action" while "mouth" to " trousers", for both "mouth" and " trousers" are visible.
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