All mouth and trousers meaning

What does the saying 'All mouth and trousers' mean?

Idiom: All mouth and trousers

Meaning:

Someone who's all mouth and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn't deliver. 'All mouth and no trousers' is also used, though this is a corruption of the original.
Country: British English British English | Subject Area: Clothes | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used
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