walk the walk

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walk the walk

verb walks the walk · walking the walk · 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.

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verb follow up on what one has promised

Españolactuar, cumplir, efectuar
Françaisfaut que les bottines suivent les babines

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@misc{walk_the_walk_2026,
  title = {walk the walk},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/walk%20the%20walk},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}