单词 | to talk a good game |
释义 | > as lemmasto talk a good game b. to talk a good game: to discuss a topic convincingly (with implication that no action is taken). Also, to talk a great ball game. U.S. colloquial. ΚΠ 1972 ‘H. Pentecost’ Birthday, Deathday iv. 39 Hollywood address... Talks a great ball game to the hotel people out there about his big film deals. 1973 Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Oct. (Today Suppl.) 171 She still talks a good game. To hear her tell it, she's the Henry Kissinger of consumerism. 1977 New Yorker 18 July 52/1 While they talk a good game, their considerations are consolidating their power around the world. < as lemmas |
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