TALK IS CHEAP

Meaning of TALK IS CHEAP in English

talk is not action, saying is easier than doing

He says he's going to pay his debt, but talk is cheap.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TALK IS CHEAP — talk is not action, saying is easier than doing He says he's going to pay his debt, but talk is …
English Idioms vocab
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English talken; akin to Frisian talken to talk, Old English talu tale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHEAP — I. transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English chepen, from Old English cēapian to buy; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHEAP — — cheapish , adj. — cheapishly , adv. — cheaply , adv. — cheapness , n. /cheep/ , adj., cheaper, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHEAP — I. ˈchēp noun Etymology: Middle English chep, from Old English cēap trade; akin to Old High German kouf trade; both …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
Webster English vocab
CHEAP — adv cheaply. 2. cheap ·noun a bargain; a purchase; cheapness. 3. cheap ·noun of comparatively small value; common; mean. 4. …
Webster English vocab
TALK — [talk] vb [ME; akin to OE talu tale] vt (13c) 1: to deliver or express in speech: utter 2: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHEAP — [cheap] n [ME chep, fr. OE ceap trade; akin to OHG kouf trade; both fr. L caupo tradesman] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEAP — / tʃiːp; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( cheap·er , cheap·est ) LOW PRICE 1. costing little money …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — I. talk 1 S1 W1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ talk , talks, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHEAP — I. cheap 1 S1 W2 /tʃiːp/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative cheaper , superlative cheapest ) [ Date: 1500-1600 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHEAP — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 low in price; worth more than its cost (a cheap holiday; cheap labour). 2 charging …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHEAP — adj. & adv. adj. 1 low in price; worth more than its cost (a cheap holiday; cheap labour). 2 charging …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Oxford English vocab
CHEAP — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. low in price; worth more than its cost (a cheap holiday; cheap labour). 2 charging …
Oxford English vocab
TALK — ( talks, talking, talked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHEAP — ( cheaper, cheapest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Goods or services …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEAP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHEAP — [adverb] -er, -estI bought some chairs in the market which were going cheap (= they were not expensive).If you say …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — n. back talk by talk cross talk double talk small talk sweet talk talk into
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHEAP — adj. Function: adjective 1 costing little FF1C; produce is usually cheaper in summer FF1E; Synonyms: inexpensive, low, low-cost, low-priced, popular, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
CHEAP — adjective 1. costing little produce is usually cheaper in summer Synonyms: inexpensive, low, low-cost, low-priced, popular, reasonable, uncostly, undear Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — I. noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little ( often ironic ), short ▪ I will have to …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TALK — See ↑ DISCUSS 1, ↑ SPEAK 1, ↑ TALK 1,2,6,18,18, ↑ TELL 9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ back talk • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
CHEAP — INDEX: 1. not costing much money 2. cheap but bad in quality 3. when you get something for a good …
Longman Activator English vocab
CHEAP — See ↑ BAD 2, ↑ CHEAP 1,2, ↑ TASTE IN CLOTHES, MUSIC ETC 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be going cheap …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK — n. 25B6; verb I was talking to a friend : SPEAK, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHEAP — adj. 25B6; adjective cheap tickets : INEXPENSIVE, low-priced, low-cost, economical, competitive, affordable, reasonable, reasonably priced, budget, economy, bargain, cut-price, reduced, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — < chat , tool , networking , messaging > A Unix program and protocol supporting conversation between two or more …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CHEAP — adj. 1 inexpensive, low-priced, bargain-priced, low-cost, sale-priced, cut-price, reasonable; economy, budget(-priced) He was chewing on a cheap cigar Everything used …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — verb 1 BAD : I couldn't talk English in those days. GOOD : I couldn't speak English in those days. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
CHEAP — adjective 1 BAD : The wages in Taiwan are very cheap. GOOD : The wages in Taiwan are very low. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TALK — 1. сущ. 1) а) разговор; диалог; беседа I think it's time we had a talk. ≈ Я думаю, нам пора …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHEAP — 1. прил. 1) а) дешевый, недорогой It's not cheap to live in the city. ≈ Жить в городе недешево. It …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — talk.ogg 1. tɔ:k n 1. разговор, беседа straight talk - откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту idle intimate, disjointed talk - пустой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHEAP — cheap.ogg 1. tʃi:p n 1. pl дешёвые товары, особ. книги в мягкой обложке 2. уст. дешёвка; (выгодная) покупка on the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHEAP — дешевый; низкого качества; обесцененный (о валюте); дешево плохой; низкий, подлый to feel cheap - плохо себя чувствовать; быть не в …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TALK — 1. tɔ:k n 1. разговор, беседа straight talk - откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту idle intimate, disjointed talk - пустой интимный, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHEAP — 1. tʃi:p n 1. pl дешёвые товары, особ. книги в мягкой обложке 2. уст. дешёвка; (выгодная) покупка on the cheap, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHEAP — 1. прил. 1) а) дешевый, недорогой It's not cheap to live in the city. — Жить в городе недешево. It …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHEAP — 1. прил. 1) а) дешевый, недорогой It's not cheap to live in the city. — Жить в городе недешево. It is cheaper to live …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TALK — 1. _n. 1> разговор; беседа; a heart-to-heart talk - разговор по душам; to fall into talk - разговориться 2> _pl. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHEAP — 1. _a. 1> дешевый - cheap trip - dirt cheap - cheap money - cheap loan 2> обесцененный (о валюте) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TALK — 1. n. 1. разговор; беседа; a heart-to-heart talk - разговор по душам; to fall into talk - разговориться 2. pl. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHEAP — 1. a. 1. дешевый - cheap trip - dirt cheap - cheap money - cheap loan 2. обесцененный (о валюте) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHEAP — дешевый; низкого качества; обесцененный (о валюте); дешево плохой; низкий, подлый to feel cheap - плохо себя чувствовать; быть не в духе; чувствовать …
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
TALK — 1. _n. 1> разговор; беседа; a heart-to-heart talk разговор по душам; to fall into talk разговориться 2> _pl. переговоры 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CHEAP — 1. _a. 1> дешёвый; cheap trip экскурсия, путешествие по льготному тарифу; dirt cheap очень дешёвый; cheap money _фин. дешёвый кредит; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TALK — 1. сущ. 1) а) разговор; диалог; беседа I think it's time we had a talk. ≈ Я думаю, нам пора …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHEAP — 1. прил. 1) а) дешевый, недорогой It's not cheap to live in the city. ≈ Жить в городе недешево. It …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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