English Explanatory Dictionary

talk is cheap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.

Pronunciation

En-au-talk is cheap.ogg

Word forms

talk is cheap

Etymology

The expression first appears c. 1783 in the play All pleas'd at last.

Related words

actions speak louder than words fine words butter no parsnips money talks, bullshit walks put one's money where one's mouth is talk the talk
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