"Be all vine and no taters" nghĩa là gì?

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"Be all vine and no taters" nghĩa là chỉ được vẻ ngoài, đẹp mà không chất lượng.

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Some people are all vines and no taters. Bless their hearts!

I always thought it was just her father who was all vine and no taters. Guess I was wrong.

He'd be all vine and no taters, and nobody's idle (nhàn rỗi) spy will find where I shift my mash (cám) nor cut my faggots (bó củi) on Whetstone.

“Back in Tennessee we would say that Charlie's one of those fellows who's mostly all vine and no taters.” Amelia laughed, even though the woman's words were not reassuring. “Are you just arriving from Tennessee?” she asked.


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