| 词组 | big hat, no cattle |
| 释义 | big hat, no cattle used for describing someone who appears the part but has no substance US, 1977big hat, no cattleFull 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 cattleAll 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. |
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