Originally Posted by bmo
I think the two lines you cited are similar to "all barks and no bite".
They are used in describing something looks like having strong and impressing atmosphere but indeed there is nothing happened from the surface you saw. Just like sometimes we can hear the thundering keeps sounding loudly but as a result there is no rain which is supposed to be.
Hope it helps
Lucy wu
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10-Sep-2003, 01:18 #1
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Idioms
1. What does 'All cries and little wool' or 'Much cries and no wool" mean? Are they similar to 'All barks and no bite?'
Thanks again.
BMO
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10-Sep-2003, 12:46 #2lucyarliwu Guest
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10-Sep-2003, 15:33 #3
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Much thunder, but no rain.
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10-Sep-2003, 16:00 #4
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All bark and no bite.
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10-Sep-2003, 19:42 #5
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All mouth and no trousers ;)
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10-Sep-2003, 22:34 #6
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I'd say 'All talk, no trousers'.
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11-Sep-2003, 02:06 #7lucyarliwu Guest
Hi TDOL and Shane!
Is TALK or MOUTH relating to TOUSERS closely?
I get confused.....
It's supposed to be related to each other like "thunder" with "rain", "bark" with "bite".....so what about " talk" or" mouth" with "trousers"?
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11-Sep-2003, 04:40 #8
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Ahh...I was close ;) Originally Posted by tdol
I'd say 'All talk, no trousers'.
Having said that though, a Google search for "all mouth and no trousers" came up with 1,010 results; so maybe it's also acceptable? I dunno...
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11-Sep-2003, 05:04 #9
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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. Originally Posted by lucyarliwu
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11-Sep-2003, 06:32 #10lucyarliwu GuestAha! Thanks Ronbee! Originally Posted by 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.
