talk the talk

talk the talk

: to say that you will do things

Sure, she talks the talk, but can she walk the walk? [=she says that she will do things, but will she actually do them?]

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ˌtalk the ˈtalk idiom

(informal, sometimes disapproving) to be able to talk in a confident way that makes people think you are good at what you do

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You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?

(= can you act in a way that matches your words?)

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