Definition
It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.
Origins
The expression first appears c. 1783 in the play All pleas'd at last.
In Context
- "Cecil Winwood accepted the test. He claimed that he could dope the guards the night of the break. “Talk is cheap,” said Long Bill Hodge. “What we want is the goods. Dope one of the guards to-night.”"
See Also
- actions speak louder than words
- fine words butter no parsnips
- money talks, bullshit walks
- put one's money where one's mouth is
- talk the talk