Phrase guide

walk the talk

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To perform actions consistent with one's claims.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, idiomatic, informal

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: التزم بوعودك — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Armenian: խոսքն ու գործը մեկ անել (xoskʻn u gorcə mek anel) — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 言出必行 (yán chū bì xíng) — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 說到做到 /说到做到 (shuō dào zuò dào) — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Chinese Mandarin: 言行一致 (yánxíngyīzhì) — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Dutch: de daad bij het woord voegen — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Finnish: pitää puheensa — to act in accordance with one's words
  • French: faut que les bottines suivent les babines — to act in accordance with one's words
  • German: seinen Worten Taten folgen lassen — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Italian: fare seguire alle parole i fatti — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Polish: przechodzić od słów do czynów — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Polish: przejść od słów do czynów — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Portuguese: prometer e cumprir — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Russian: подкрепля́ть слова́ де́лом (podkrepljátʹ slová délom) — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Russian: подкрепи́ть слова́ де́лом (podkrepítʹ slová délom) — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Spanish: pasar del dicho al hecho — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Spanish: actuar — to act in accordance with one's words
  • Spanish: predicar con el ejemplo — to act in accordance with one's words