all foam and no beer

Fuente de la expresión
Urban Dictionary
Estructura completa
to be all foam and no beer
Contexto
The rich cousin in Philadelphia offered no financial assistance,
and as William Hightower had not been raised a Quaker, the cousin’s scruples against a
West Point education were considered to be all foam and no beer.
Tipo de fuente
Libro
Autor
John O'Hara
Título de la fuente
The O'Hara Generation
Año
1969
Web
https://books.google.es/books?id=pB0sUrWceUcC&q=%22be+all+foam+and+no+beer%22& dq=%22be+all+foam+and+no+beer%22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik85SaqbntAhUJmRQ KHd3tDS0Q6AEwAnoECAAQAg
Idioma
English
Nivel de uso
Popular/Familiar/Coloquial
Marca dialectal
General
Frecuencia
Frecuente