B1🍝 Food
Essere tutto fumo e niente arrosto
all talk and no action
Literal Translation
"To be all smoke and no roast"
What it means
All talk and no action / all style and no substance
Example in context
"Il suo discorso era tutto fumo e niente arrosto — belle parole ma zero fatti."
"His speech was all talk and no action — fine words but zero facts."
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