walk the talk

English

Etymology

Variant of walk the walk, arising out of challenge: "You can talk the walk,can you walk the talk"

Verb

to walk the talk

1. (idiomatic, US) To do what one said one could do, or would do, not just making empty promises.

Related terms

• walk the walk
• talk the talk

Translations

to act in accordance with one's words

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