all sizzle and no steak

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === all sizzle and no steak (uncountable) (idiomatic) A thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advance promotion. 1999, "Nonprofit community increasing nervousness about Year 2000" by Gary M. Grobman. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, vol 4 issue 2. Y2K may be the equivalent of the Kohotek comet—all sizzle and no steak. ==== Synonyms ==== all hat and no cattle all talk and no action