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(idiomatic) It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not backed by actions or evidence.

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talk is cheap

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(idiomatic) It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not backed by actions or evidence.

Japanese Meaning

口先だけで大言壮語するのは簡単だが、実際の行動や実績が伴わなければ意味がないという意味。 / 言葉だけではなく、実際の行動が重要であるという教訓を含む諺。

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彼は何度もプロジェクトを期限どおりに終えると約束したが、私は口だけなら誰でも言えると注意し、結果の方が重要だと伝えた。

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(idiomatic) It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not backed by actions or evidence.

Cecil Winwood accepted the test. He claimed that he could dope the guards the night of the break. “Talk is cheap,” said Long Bill Hodge. “What we want is the goods. Dope one of the guards to-night.”

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