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walk the walk

walk the walk verb: to act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.

Verb

walk the walk (third-person singular simple present walks the walk, present participle walking the walk, simple past and past participle walked the walk)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.
    • When it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, he talks the talk, but it remains to be seen if he can walk the walk.
    • "The SNP like to talk the talk about net zero targets, but they can't walk the walk. We need a fares freeze for everyone if we want to get serious about greening the economy and a public railway run in the public interest."2023 June 28, Conrad Landin, “Network News: Scottish 4.8% rail fares rise labelled 'bad news'”, in RAIL, number 986, page 18

walk the walk meaning in Tamil

walk the walk in Tamil

தீர்க்கமாகச் செயல்படுதல், நிபுணரைப் போல் செயல்படுதல், கொடுத்த வாக்குறுதியை நிறைவேற்றுதல், இவைகளையும் காணவும்

Forms of walk the walk

third-person singular presentwalks the walk
present participlewalking the walk
past participlewalked the walk
pastwalked the walk

Questions about walk the walk

What does walk the walk mean?
Walk the walk means to act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.
What is walk the walk in Tamil?
Walk the walk in Tamil is தீர்க்கமாகச் செயல்படுதல், நிபுணரைப் போல் செயல்படுதல், கொடுத்த வாக்குறுதியை நிறைவேற்றுதல். See Walk the walk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is walk the walk?
Walk the walk is a verb.
What is the past tense of walk the walk?
The past tense of walk the walk is walked the walk.

Words near walk the walk in the dictionary

  1. walk the hospitals
  2. walk the line
  3. walk the plank
  4. walk the streets
  5. walk the talk
  6. walk the walk
  7. walk through
  8. walk turkey
  9. walk with
  10. walk'd
  11. walk-alone

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