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/Sounds like "POO" (as in "pool") + "rah" (as in "rapper") + "BOH" (as in "boat") + "kah" (as in "car")/

Meaning

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.

Examples

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

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

Word family

An iconic Nicaraguan street food dish made of boiled yuca (cassava), crispy pork rinds (chicharrón), and a tangy curtido slaw of pickled cabbage, all served on a banana leaf. It is the national street food of Nicaragua, said to have originated in Granada, and is cheap, filling, and eaten with your hands off the leaf.