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Meaning of talk the talk ... walk the walk in English

talk the talk ... walk the walk

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If you say that someone talks the talk but does not walk the walk, you mean that they do not act in a way that agrees with the things they say:
When it comes to recycling he talks the talk but he doesn't walk the walk.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
說一套，做一套…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
说一套，做一套…
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