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/Sounds like 'POO-rah BOH-kah'/

A phrase used to describe someone who promises a lot but doesn't deliver anything, whose only action is talking. This person has a tendency to speak about what should be done without taking any action, often leaving others to do the work.

Example

"Don't trust him, he's all talk and no action."

"He promised to help and in the end, it was all talk."

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Jugo de caña de azúcar fresco o ligeramente fermentado, típico de las zonas tropicales de Venezuela, Colombia y Ecuador. Se vende en puestos callejeros donde prensan la caña frente a ti y te lo sirven con hielo.