talk the talkAmerican EnglishAmE informal to say the things that people expect or think are necessary in a particular situation 说该说的话 She didn’t talk the talk of feminism, but her career was the most important thing in her life. 她并没有把女权主义挂在嘴上,但事业的确是她生命中最重要的事情。
→ walk the walk at walk1(12)talk the talk• Mayor Brown has always been able to talk the talk of the common man.• Costner is certainly talking the talk.• Few companies talk the talk like this.• Plenty of adults talk the talk, or type the type, all day at work.
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