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talk the talk

talk the talk verb: to make statements that profess commitment, knowledgeability, or intended action (especially when the speaker's actual commitment, knowledge, or further action are in doubt).

Verb

talk the talk (third-person singular simple present talks the talk, present participle talking the talk, simple past and past participle talked the talk)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To make statements that profess commitment, knowledgeability, or intended action (especially when the speaker's actual commitment, knowledge, or further action are in doubt).
    • When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, he talks the talk, but it remains to be seen if he walks the walk.
    • Some leaders only talk the talk but aren't prepared to take any risks.

talk the talk meaning in Tamil and Bengali

talk the talk in Tamil

நிபுணரைப் போல் பேசுதல், தன்னறிவைக் காட்டிக் கொள்ளுதல், சொல்லிய வண்ணம் செயல்படாதிருத்தல், இவைகளையும் காணவும்

talk the talk in Bengali

জ্ঞান, পরিকল্পিত কাজ প্রকাশ করে

Forms of talk the talk

third-person singular presenttalks the talk
present participletalking the talk
past participletalked the talk
pasttalked the talk

Questions about talk the talk

What does talk the talk mean?
Talk the talk means to make statements that profess commitment, knowledgeability, or intended action (especially when the speaker's actual commitment, knowledge, or further action are in doubt).
What is talk the talk in Tamil?
Talk the talk in Tamil is நிபுணரைப் போல் பேசுதல், தன்னறிவைக் காட்டிக் கொள்ளுதல், சொல்லிய வண்ணம் செயல்படாதிருத்தல். See Talk the talk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is talk the talk?
Talk the talk is a verb.
What is the past tense of talk the talk?
The past tense of talk the talk is talked the talk.

Words near talk the talk in the dictionary

  1. talk the leg off the Lamb of God
  2. talk the legs off a pot
  3. talk the legs off a pots
  4. talk the legs off a potted
  5. talk the legs off a potting
  6. talk the talk
  7. talk through
  8. talk through one's ass
  9. talk through one's hat
  10. talk through one's nose
  11. talk time

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Adapted from Wiktionary: talk the talk (page history and authors); talk the talk (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); talk the talk (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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