big hat, no cattle

Full of talk that is more impressive than that which one actually possesses or is able to do. He talks as though he knows more than anyone else, but he's big hat, no cattle.

big hat, no cattle

All talk and nothing to back it up. “Big hat” is the Western ten-gallon variety; the term is often applied to ranchers. On the theory that if you're going to wear one, you'd better be a cowboy and not just dress like one, you should be able to produce a head or more of livestock. If you couldn't, you were just full of hot air.

词组	big hat, no cattle
释义	big hat, no cattle big hat, no cattle Full of talk that is more impressive than that which one actually possesses or is able to do. He talks as though he knows more than anyone else, but he's big hat, no cattle. See also: big, cattle, no Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. big hat, no cattle All talk and nothing to back it up. “Big hat” is the Western ten-gallon variety; the term is often applied to ranchers. On the theory that if you're going to wear one, you'd better be a cowboy and not just dress like one, you should be able to produce a head or more of livestock. If you couldn't, you were just full of hot air. See also: big, cattle, no Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: all hat and no cattle be all hat and no cattle cattle all bark and no bite Renaissance man be somebody's middle name be (one's) middle name stretch your arm no further than your sleeve (will reach) stretch your arm no further than your sleeve will reach have a monopoly on (something)
随便看	out of season out of service out of shape out of sight out of sight, out of mind out of skull out of somebody's hands out of someone's hair out of (something) out of sorts out of spirits out of spite out of square out of steam out of step out of stock out of style out of sympathy with somebody/something out of sympathy with (someone or something) out of sync out of sync (with someone or something) out of the ark out of the ballpark out of the blocks out of the blue