talk big
werkwoord
Roget 884:
boast,
make a boast of,
brag,
vaunt,
Puff,
show off,
flourish,
crake†,
crack,
trumpet,
strut,
swagger,
vapor;
blague†,
blow,
four-flush [Slang],
bluff.
exult,
crow,
crow over,
neigh,
chuckle,
triumph;
throw up one's cap;
talk big,
se faire valoir [Fr.],
faire claquer son fouet [Fr.],
take merit to oneself,
make a merit of,
sing Io triumphe†,
holloa before one is out of the wood†.
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Roget 885:
be insolent
etc.
adj.;
bluster,
vapor,
swagger,
swell,
give oneself airs,
snap one's fingers,
kick up a dust;
swear
etc.
(affirm)
535;
rap out oaths;
roister.
arrogate;
assume,
presume;
make bold,
make free;
take a liberty,
give an inch and take an ell.
domineer,
bully,
dictate,
hector;
lord it over;
traiter de haut en bas [Fr.],
regarder de haut en bas [Fr.];
exact;
snub,
huff. ,
beard,
fly in the face of;
put to the blush;
bear down,
beat down;
browbeat,
intimidate;
trample down,
tread down,
trample under foot;
dragoon,
ride roughshod over.
out face,
outlook,
outstare,
outbrazen†,
outbrave†;
stare out of countenance;
brazen out;
lay down the law;
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs;
assume a lofty bearing;
talk big,
look big;
put on big looks,
act the grand seigneur [Fr.];
mount the high horse,
ride the high horse;
toss the head,
carry,
with a high hand.
tempt Providence,
want snuffing.
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Roget 909:
threat,
threaten;
menace;
snarl,
growl,
gnarl,
mutter,
bark,
bully.
defy
etc.
715;
intimidate
etc.
860;
keep in terrorem [Lat.],
hold up in terrorem [Lat.],
hold out in terrorem [Lat.];
shake the fist at,
double the fist at,
clinch the fist at;
thunder,
talk big,
fulminate,
use big words,
bluster,
look daggers,
stare daggers.
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