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He also confessed: "As a father it is painful to watch your son talk tall and exaggerate his influence for financial gain."

"Once again, the government is talking tall but walking short when it comes to ensuring the transport sector tackles climate change.

"I was the talking tall man," Mr. Burris said.

Don't talk taller than you are, e.g.

For people who see Cameron Clapp for the first time, he is an object of wonderment: a young man walking and talking tall on shiny robotic legs.

During one peace talk Tall Bull personally stopped the great Cheyenne warrior Roman Nose from killing Gen. Winfield Hancock.

It’s all talk, it’s all talk Until it happens it’s all talk Tall tales become small talk Until it happens it is

Bruce Fretts, "Talking Tall; TV Journalists Ted Koppel, Bill O'Reilly, and Larry King Share Their Innermost Thoughts."

Well, then a couple of them says they're gonna show me how good they are, but Eagle Jack said I was just talking tall, and the time was coming when they'd be able to find out if I was blowing hot air or what.