“and no”

The following 4 entries include the term and no.

all mouth (and no trousers/action)

idiom

used to describe someone who talks a lot about doing something but never actually does it

all talk and no action

idiom

: saying that one will do something but then not doing it

and no mistake

idiom

used to stress the truth or accuracy of a statement

yes and no

idiom

used when there is both a positive and a negative answer to a question


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