all hat, no cattle


description of a person that is all talk and no substance; full of big talk but lacking action; a person who canot back up his/her words; a fake; a pretender.
that guy is all hat, no cattle. pay no attention to him.
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originally used in reference to people imitating the fashion or style of cowboys. these people wore the hats, but had no experience on the ranch — thus, all hat, no cattle. similar to talking the talk without walking the walk (which was originally used in reference to wanabe gunslingers).
roger says he’s a great cook, but he sliced his thumb off trying to peel a potato. he’s all hat, no cattle.

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