Online ESL Idioms
An online collection of common English idioms.
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- ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
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ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS means that what someone says
is different from from what they do. It is often used when someone
makes a promise but then doesn't keep it. For example:
"Dad, I promise I'll be on time
for class and do all my homework as soon as I get it."
"Well that sounds great, but actions speak louder than
words. Lets wait a couple of weeks and see if can you really
do it."
"The director has been promising
to hire a new teacher for two months, but we're still working
overtime with no extra pay. I'm going to tell him that actions
speak louder than words, and if he doesn't get a new teacher
in 2 weeks, I'm getting a new job."
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