To walk the walk and talk the talk

[kiran.....]

very nice explanation

[Charlie Bernstein]

Originally Posted by bmayli

Hello everybody !

I've difficulties in finding the meaning of that idom...i knew the one that says "to walk the talk" which i understood "to do what you say"....

If someone could help me please ? Thanks

"To walk the talk" is a confused corruption of: "You can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk?" It separates people who brag from people who get things done.

I think it's an old army expression. It got twisted around by people who didn't really understand it.


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[Anglika]

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[Charlie Bernstein]

Originally Posted by pyoung

In our local high schools there are groups of religiously minded students who meet regularly. Their groups are called Walk the Talk.
To them, this means 'We set ourselves the challenge of living the beliefs (walking) we profess with words (talk).


Petra

Right. As I was saying above, it used to be called walking the walk, but it got mixed around.

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[RonBee]

Anyone who talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk is all hat and no cattle.