Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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PUT (ONE'S) MONEY WHERE (ONE'S) MOUTH IS
to support what one is saying by risking or spending money (1&2); to demonstrate in action what one says one can do
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1. The mayor was always talking about doing something good for the homeless people in our city. All we had heard so far was talk, so at the next city council meeting we asked her to put her money where her mouth was and actually do something constructive.
2. They talked so much about wanting to help us get a good start in life that I finally said, “Why don’t you put your money where your mouth is?” Compare to: actions speak louder than words. The expression is used to challenge someone who talks a lot about doing or being able to do something, but who never actually does anything to demonstrate it. |
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