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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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all sizzle and no beef
Hi,
whats the meaning of 'all sizzle and no beef'. can somebody tell me in what circumstances is this phrase used..
Thanks,
Manju
whats the meaning of 'all sizzle and no beef'. can somebody tell me in what circumstances is this phrase used..
Thanks,
Manju
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beef means, in many idioms, substance probably: only facade/appearance/smoke and no substance ------- For years Mr. Blair was derided by the press as "Tony Blur" - a man of no fixed principles, all sizzle and no beef , who dressed up the Labor Party as "New Labor," like putting lipstick on a , but never really made the hard choices or changes. The reality is quite different.
- beef means, in many idioms, substance probably: only facade/appearance/smoke and no substance ------- For years Mr.
- Blair was derided by the press as "Tony Blur" - a man of no fixed principles, all sizzle and no beef , who dressed up the Labor Party as "New Labor," like putting lipstick on a , but never really made the hard choices or changes.
- The reality is quite different.
- cgi -------
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beef means, in many idioms, substance
probably: only facade/appearance/smoke and no substance
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For years Mr. Blair was derided by the press as "Tony Blur" - a man of
no fixed principles, all sizzle and no beef, who dressed up the Labor
Party as "New Labor," like putting lipst
probably: only facade/appearance/smoke and no substance
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For years Mr. Blair was derided by the press as "Tony Blur" - a man of
no fixed principles, all sizzle and no beef, who dressed up the Labor
Party as "New Labor," like putting lipst
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Hi Manju if this caption is found in restaurant it means "very tasty food are available here except beef preperations."
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Hi guys,
This saying is normally used about a person. It means that person appears impressive but has no substance. In other words, the person has the appearance but not the reality.
The normal form of this is 'all sizzle and no steak'. Google gives
all sizzle and no steak - 12,000 hits
all sizzle and no beef
This saying is normally used about a person. It means that person appears impressive but has no substance. In other words, the person has the appearance but not the reality.
The normal form of this is 'all sizzle and no steak'. Google gives
all sizzle and no steak - 12,000 hits
all sizzle and no beef
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Jhumjhum, I'm sorry, but you'd never find this in a restaurant, unless they were using it with a very deliberate sense of irony.
It is, as Marius describes, a figure of speech that means looking good, but not having any substance behind it.
It is, as Marius describes, a figure of speech that means looking good, but not having any substance behind it.
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