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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To support your words and claims with tangible action or financial contribution rather than mere talk.

In context

01

If you genuinely care about preserving historic temples, put your money where your mouth is and fund the restoration.

02

Community leaders urged wealthy patrons to put their money where their mouth is to safeguard rural folklore.

Synonyms

practice what you preach,commit resources,act decisively

Antonyms

pay lip service,talk hollowly,renege

Collocations

time to put money where mouth is,challenged to put money where mouth is,expected to put money where mouth is

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗