2009년 1월 28일 수요일

walk the walk, talk the talk

walk the walk:

to show that something is true through your actions. 
  • He says the team will be just as good without Groncki as they were with him, but we'll have to see if the team can walk the walk.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the full form talk the talk and walk the walk to say something that appears to be real or true and show it is real or true through your actions
  • Most of these guys say they have religious beliefs, but only a few of them can talk the talk and walk the walk.

cf. talk the talk:
to say something in a way that appears to be true or real. 
  • For a woman whose criminal-law practice is only 11 months old, she sure can talk the talk.


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