大言壮語

たいげんそうご
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1Grandiose talk or boastful, exaggerated claims; bragging beyond one's true ability (a four-character idiom).

NounGroup 3 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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