all talk and no action; mere sloganeering; starting with a bang but ending with a whimper
Describes a situation where there is a lot of initial enthusiasm, shouting, or promises, but no follow-through or concrete results. Often used critically of plans, campaigns, or people who are loud but ineffective.
His reform plan ended up as mere sloganeering.
To avoid it being all talk and no action, we need a concrete action plan.
Means 'just lip service' or 'empty words', similar in meaning but more directly about insincere speech rather than a failed initiative.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the first character is written in kana.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the last part is written in kana.
Compound of 掛け声 (shout, call) and 倒れ (falling, collapsing), literally 'shout-collapse', implying that the initial loud call ends in failure.