be all mouth

釋義

1. 只說不做

   if you say sb is all mouth, you mean that they talk a lot about doing sth, but are, in fact, not brave enough to do it

電影裡這樣說 · 8 部

• How were his mouth? All right?The Selfish Giant2013
• You ain't got all that mouth now. Come on. Tell.What's Love Got to Do with It1993
• Hey. Sam, watch your mouth, all right?Boyhood2014
• If they all had trench mouth, would you want that, too?The World According to Garp1982
• You got white shit all over your mouth, Franco. You probably sucked somebody's dick.This Is the End2013
• We've got the world and all its charms And when the world is through with us We've got each other's arms You've got to win a little Lose a little And always have the blues a little That's the story of That's the glory of love My mama told me That's the glory of loveBeaches1988
• faces, all wide-mouthed and bug-eyed, frozen in their last horrible moment of living.Sin City2005
• ...popping little white pills into his mouth all the time.Suddenly, Last Summer1959

在完整場景裡學

• 世界末日2013
  • 機場接機互相吐槽：how the other half lives（看看別人過的闊日子）
  • 車上勸朋友去派對：right on the money（說得正好）
  • 參觀新家聊藝術：in a heartbeat（毫不猶豫）
• 莫負當年情1988
  • 木棧道上兩個女孩初遇：blow a gasket（大發脾氣）
  • 試鏡落選後大發脾氣：pack it in（收攤）
  • 兩地書信互相打氣：falling apart（分崩離析）
• 夏日痴魂1959
  • 嫌醫院窮卻收到邀請：command performance（非去不可）
  • 貴婦府上繞彎說急事：goddess from the machine（天降救場的女神）
  • 花園裡談捕蠅草和手術：not unlike（不能說完全不像）

同一詞條的短語

• down in the mouth
• keep your mouth shut
• out of the mouths of babes
• run off at the mouth
• have a big mouth
• me and my big mouth
• born with a silver spoon in your mouth
• take the bread out of mouth
• butter wouldn't melt
• foam at the mouth
• put your foot in it
• look a gift horse in the mouth