大言壮語

たいげんそうご
Frequency:
1

Grandiose talk or boastful, exaggerated claims; bragging beyond one's true ability (a four-character idiom).

NounIrregular VerbIntransitive VerbNoun Taking 'の'Yojijukugo

Examples

彼はいつも大言壮語ばかりで、行動が伴わない。

He is always full of grandiose talk but his actions don't follow.

政治家の大言壮語に有権者が疑問を持った。

Voters questioned the politician's boastful rhetoric.

試合前に大言壮語するのはかえって逆効果だ。

Boasting before a match can backfire.

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