talk big
11To talk big — Big Big (b[i^]g), a. [Compar. {Bigger}; superl. {Biggest}.] [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent,… …
12Talk big — speak boastfully …
13talk big — Australian Slang speak boastfully …
14talk big — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. brag, gloat, bluster; see boast 1 …
15talk big — show off, boast …
16talk big — (Colloq.) Boast, brag, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, exalt one s self, magnify one s self, se faire valoir …
17talk big — informal See boast 1. 1) …
18talk big — Boast. Speak extravagantly …
19talk — [tôk] vi. [ME talken (akin to Fris, to chatter), prob. freq. based on OE talian, to reckon, akin to talu,TALE] 1. a) to put ideas into, or exchange ideas by, spoken words; speak; converse b) to express something in words; make a statement (of, on …
20Big — (b[i^]g), a. [Compar. {Bigger}; superl. {Biggest}.] [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent, excellent, fr.… …