Definition
A thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advance promotion.
In Context
- "Her latest novel is all sizzle and no steak."
- "1999, "Nonprofit community increasing nervousness about Year 2000" by Gary M. Grobman. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, vol 4 issue 2. Y2K may be the equivalent of the Kohotek comet—all sizzle and no steak."
Also Said As
- all hat and no cattle
- all talk and no action