| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | если работать и не отдыхать, толку будет мало | all work and no play does not get you anywhere |
| slang | звону много, а толку мало | all farts and no shit (starkside) |
| proverb | звону много, а толку мало | great boast, small roast |
| saying. | звону много, а толку мало | great talkers are little doers (VLZ_58) |
| gen. | звону много, а толку мало | great cry and little wool |
| proverb | крику много, а толку мало | great boast, small roast |
| inf. | мало толку | not doing us any good (MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | мало толку | be of little use (MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | мало толку | а fat lot of use (MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | мало толку | do little good (MichaelBurov) |
| inf. | мало толку | being not much help (MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | мало толку | not much use (Too early and your cones are not ripe, not fully developed, and not much use. alemaster) |
| proverb | много крику, да мало толку | they brag most who can do least |
| proverb | много крику, да мало толку | doing is better than saying |
| proverb | много крику, да мало толку | all talk and no cider |
| idiom. | много крику, мало толку | all bark and no bite (george serebryakov) |
| gen. | много мыслей, мало толку | analysis paralysis (The condition of being unable to make a decision due to the availability of too much information which must be processed in order for the decision to be made. WT. Analysis Paralysis is the total inability to reach a decision. Found often in the business and corporate setting. Usually a condition caused by nit picking managers and owners. The primary source is management/owner requests for more information, reports, studies, statistics, evaluations, opinion, and research on a subject. All of this requested research and study is accompanied by endless, mindless, discussions in multiple meetings regarding the subject and the compiled information. The end result is no decision is made because the efforts placed to garner information and hold endless meetings and discussions are viewed a progress on the subject matter. Hey did management ever decide if we were going to get extra donuts on donut day? Are you kidding me? They spent $2,000 on a cost analysis, accounting is still crunching cost figures and they have been discussing it for 9 months. It is in the company's usual state of total analysis paralysis. UD Alexander Demidov) |
| idiom. | много шуму, мало толку | all sizzle and no steak (VLZ_58) |
| gen. | много шуму, мало толку | great cry and little wool (slitely_mad) |
| Makarov. | от него толку мало | he is no good |
| inf. | От того, что он говорит, мало толку | What he says is of little help. ("содержание его высказываний" по Розенталю  kp.ru MichaelBurov) |
| gen. | от этого толку мало | you cannot put it in the bank |
| gen. | похвальбы много, толку мало | great boast, small roast |
| proverb | слов много, а толку мало | great cry and little wool |
| proverb | слов много, а толку мало | great talkers are little doers |
| proverb | слов много, а толку мало | great boast, small roast |
| gen. | толку от этого выходило мало | little good came of it |
| gen. | толку от этого мало, если | it doesn't do any good if (ART Vancouver) |
| Makarov. | шума много, а толку мало | all talk and no cider |
| gen. | шума много, толку мало | much cry and little wool |
| amer., Makarov. | шуму много, а толку мало | all talk and no cider |
| saying. | шуму много, толку мало | more bark and less bite (Technical) |
| proverb | шуму много, толку мало | all bark and no bite (mindmachinery) |
