mere bravado

Examples (10)

• His tough talk was mere bravado; he was actually terrified.
• I suspect her threat to quit is mere bravado to get a bigger salary.
• The general's confident speech before the battle was later revealed to be mere bravado.
• Behind his boastful claims was nothing more than mere bravado.
• Don't be intimidated; their aggressive stance is likely mere bravado.
• Her friends dismissed her claims of not being scared as mere bravado.
• Was his challenge to the champion mere bravado, or genuine self-belief?
• The small dog's loud barking was mere bravado against the much larger dog.
• Looking back, I realize my outburst in the meeting was mere bravado to hide my insecurity.
• The politician's promises of radical change proved to be mere bravado.