puro tilín tilín y nada de paletas
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This phrase may be literally translated as "a lot of ting-a-ling but no Popsicles."
puro tilín tilín y nada de paletas
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to promise much and not deliver) (Colombia) (Panama)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Panama
a. all talk and no action
Llevas meses diciendo que vas a confrontar a Aniel, y nada. La verdad es que eres puro tilín tilín y nada de paletas.You've been saying for months that you're going to confront Aniel, but you haven't done it. The truth is you're all talk and no action.
b. all mouth and no trousers (colloquial) (idiom) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
"Muchos políticos hoy en día prometen mucho y cumplen poco," dijo el panelista. "Son puro tilín tilín y nada de paletas"."Many politicians today promise a lot and don't deliver much," said the panelist. "They're all mouth and no trousers."
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