talk a good game
To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements,…To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.
» Are you talking about the game?
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1 senses(idiomatic)To speak emphatically and at length about one's ability, intentions, or achievements, without yet producing any clear evidence or actual results.
Examples
10 sentencesAre you talking about the game?
Stop talking about the game.
ruПерестаньте говорить об игре. — lovermann
deHör auf, von dem Spiel zu reden! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She talks a very fast game.
The boys talked about video games.
deDie Jungen unterhielten sich über Videospiele. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He spent hours talking about games.
Forms
talks a good game, talking a good game, talked a good game, talked a good game| Base form | talk a good game · to talk a good game |
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| 3rd person singular | talks a good game |
| Present participle | talking a good game |
| Past simple | talked a good game |
| Past participle | talked a good game |
irregular
Synonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle