all sizzle and no steak

Noun

Meaning

all sizzle and no steak (uncountable)

(idiomatic) A thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advanced promotion.
Her latest novel is all sizzle and no steak.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

anticlimactic all hat and no cattle all talk and no action

Antonyms

fulfilling

Close letter words and terms

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