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Idiom: All hat, no cattle




Idiom Definitions for 'All hat, no cattle'


When someone talks big, but cannot back it up, they are all hat, no cattle.
('Big hat, no cattle' is also used.)

American EnglishAmerican English | Category: Clothes

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