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actions speak louder than words

What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. — A proverb.

John promised to help me, but he didn't. Actions speak louder than words.

Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best player on the team.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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speak

[speak] See: [ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS], [CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH], [NOT TO MENTION] or [NOT TO SPEAK OF], [SHORT-SPOKEN], [SO TO SPEAK], [TO SPEAK OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

word

[word] See: [ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS], [AS GOOD AS ONE'S WORD], [BY WORD OF MOUTH], [EAT ONE'S WORDS], [FROM THE WORD "GO"], [GET A WORD IN], [GET THE MESSAGE] […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

loud

[loud] See: [ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS], [FOR CRYING OUT LOUD], [OUT LOUD], [THINK ALOUD] or [THINK OUT LOUD]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

swallow one's words

[swallow one's words] 1. To speak unclearly; fail to put enough breath into your words. * /Phyllis was hard to understand because she swallowed her words./ 2. See: [EAT ONE'S […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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