contradictory person

[Rover_KE]

I don't understand "Telegram fees aside".

You don't need to understand it. Here in the UK we've managed to get by without this sort of expression for generations.

 

[Tdol]

I think Jutfrank means that they are getting right to the true meaning of what is being discussed- it's the hypocrisy rather than the number of cents used in the expression.

 

[Tarheel]

What about:
She doesn't practise what she preaches.
She doesn't walk the talk.

The expression is:

She talks the talk, but she doesn't walk the walk.

Meaning she says one thing and does another.

 

[Glizdka]

Not a teacher
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Let me add my three cents ;-). Calling your mother a hypocrite can be rather rude—it's a pretty strong word—unless that's what you want.

You could say she doesn't practice what she preaches.

Saying she's a contradictory person doesn't sound right. You can, however, say she contradicts herself. This may or may not mean what you want, though; it's more about being inconsistent with what you say. For instance, witness testimony in court, or a(n orange) politician who says one thing one time, but another thing another time.

 

[GoesStation]

What's an orange politician?

Former President Trump is often described as orange by his detractors.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

. . . Saying she's a contradictory person doesn't sound right. You can, however, say she contradicts herself. This may or may not mean what you want, though . . . .

I think it's exactly what Maybo wants.

Maybo wants to use contradictory, but the adjective form doesn't really work there. The noun contradictions and the verb contradict do.

That's why I suggested in post #6 something like she's full of contradictions or she's woman of contradictions.

Using the verb form, as you did, is just as good. It retains meaning of contradictory but makes more sense.

 

[Tdol]

Former President Trump is often described as orange by his detractors.

Berlusconi too.