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It's Not All Beer And Skittles

Not everything goes as well as it should.
Person 1: "Oh man! I just failed my midterms..."
Person 2: "Well, it's not all beer and skittles"
by Cortney K July 11, 2006
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All brawn and no brains

Idiom

Having great power or physical strength but lacking mental acuity or intelligence.
He may have been a good football player in high school, but he was all brawn and no brains, so he didn't get into any colleges.
by Zami Karzai September 1, 2018
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all meat and no potatoes

Comes from the 1940's song by Fats Waller, "All That Meat and No Potatoes." The phrase refers to a physically attractive woman with an otherwise nice figure "all that meat", but who is proportionally small breasted, "and no potatoes".
All that meat and no potatoes
Just ain't right, like green tomatoes.
Here I'm waiting, palpitatin',
For all meat and no potatoes.
by underboats5 April 15, 2010
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All hat and no cattle

This is a saying (and I can't for the life of me find the origins) that means that someone is all talk and no action/substance. Someone who dresses nicely but doesn't really have any money.
Joe says he makes a lot of money and wants to buy my business, but after checking his credit references I've found that he's all hat and no cattle.
by Florida Biker August 23, 2011
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All whip and no reins

Someone who keeps bugging you to finish something without giving any sort of guidance or assistance. Typically a bad project manager.
Guy1: Dude, our PM sucks!
Guy2: Yep, he's all whip and no reins.
by kwaping August 3, 2009
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All bark and no chungus

The phrase 'all bark and no chungus' is usually said about someone who talks a lot, and is also morbidly obese.
Remi is literally all bark and no chungus
by ChonkerRemi May 15, 2022
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