Definition of practise in English:

practise

(US practice)

verb ˈpraktɪsˈpræktəs

[with object]

1Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it.
练习，训练
I need to practise my French
我需要练习我的法语。
no object they were practising for the Olympics
他们在为奥运会而训练。
Example sentencesExamples
- Jack was still practising his speech-writing skills.
- At a recent health check-up, my GP suggested that I would benefit from practising deep-breathing exercises to calm me down and generally improve my health.
- In response, he skipped school for ten straight days so he could practise and improve his skills.
- Then, in pairs, we practise ball skills, with the emphasis on making your partner stretch and sprint for the ball, placing it at random.
- For many, driving off road will be a new experience and, if it's to be a regular activity, driving courses are available to practise the required skills.
- Most importantly, learners must have the opportunity to develop and practise skills that directly improve self directed learning.
- Therefore, while the results of your education should stay with you forever, skills that are not practised are usually soon lost.
- So, we have an author who has been writing (i.e. practising his skills) for well over twenty years, and a writer who is quite smart enough to do his research.
- Gill has worked in the area for the past five years but has been practising her design skills for around 20 years.
- Racers across Chippenham are busy practising their flipping skills this week in the run up to the town's annual pancake showdown on Tuesday.
- I spend a lot of time practising the skills I need to survive under water, and this is important in ensuring that you have the correct mental attitude.
- Kelly was keen to improve her breathing and practised her exercises diligently.
- Smaller pieces of material will be available for visitors to Barley Hall to have a go at practising their needlework skills while the project is under way.
- First the Buddha practised an exercise in breath control, which involved retaining the breath for longer and longer periods of time.
- When this is the purpose, one practises constantly and vigorously.
- This is an idea spot for practising your skating skills.
- Young bikers are dicing with death by practising their skills on a piece of wasteland.
- I come away after losing and work out exactly what went wrong - I plan and plot and practise and put it right.
- The fearless teenager is practising his mountain unicycling skills in preparation for a charity ride.
- Unable to sit still, Olivia rose to her feet and walked the length of the terrace, practising the calming exercises Ben had taught her.
Synonyms
rehearse, run through, go through, go over, work on, work at, repeat
polish, refine, perfect
train, rehearse, prepare, exercise, drill, work out, warm up, go through one's paces, keep one's hand in, get into shape, do exercises, study
British informal knock up
2Carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.
经常做，实践；遵循；养成…的习惯
we still practise some of these rituals today
我们至今仍然遵循这些礼节。
Example sentencesExamples
- Having practised the discipline since the age of 15, Rebecca is used to gruelling training routines.
- He has a day job as a human resources manager in York, but by night and weekends he and his business partner practise techniques to train horses with alternative treatments.
- The former playgroup leader has been practising the discipline for 13 years and is now a professional Tai Chi teacher.
- The custom was practised locally but not recognised by the company but some of the apprentices said they had been unaware of this.
- This custom was not practised during the lifetime of the Buddha and it is not known when it was introduced in south-east Asia.
- The young woman behind the counter in the office at Telegraph Cove down the coast was practising diplomacy on some disgruntled tourists when I arrived.
- It is a custom practised by thousands of people from various parts of South Africa and reflects their heritage and their pride in who they are.
- The system may be consigned to the past, but there are still people alive who practise discrimination and people who were hurt by it; that is not going to disappear overnight.
- For centuries astrologers have practised a technique of divination which relies on this same moment-by-moment interconnectedness of mind and universe.
- Only a society that practised the customs could decide if they needed review.
- Activists stymied the justice system and the business world by practising the politics of ethnic grievance.
- If the purpose of practising Yoga is physical benefit, that is the level on which effects will be felt.
- Sexual partners will be more vulnerable if they practise unsafe sex than if their activities are low risk.
- The event, and its proceeds, is meant to help farmers who practise traditional farming methods.
- He accused the Fisheries Department of trying to prevent his people from practising their traditions and culture.
- Do other boroughs practise such discrimination?
- Today, according to the Third World Network, conservation agriculture is practised in about 58 million hectares.
- Behavioural data from the United Kingdom are consistent with this view, although equally many people, especially young people, are practising safe sex.
- But in the modern politics practised by the conservatives, campaign strategy has to be watched more closely.
- In my teenage years I practised certain evil habits, of which I am too ashamed even to make mention.
Synonyms
carry out, perform, do, observe, put into practice, execute, follow, exercise
1. 2.1 Actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation)
  从事（职业，工作）
  he began to practise law
  他开始涉足法律。
  no object he practised as a barrister
  他以律师为业。
  Example sentencesExamples
  After Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, Pepys practised law and was brought into Parliament in 1831 on the Fitzwilliam interest.
  They both spent time practising law, but they were politically active while doing it.
  He completed his law degree in 1906 and in 1909 qualified for the New Zealand bar, but he didn't continue to practise law.
  He may be dragged before the Grievances Committee of the US courts and de-barred from practising law for attempting to sell the evidence.
  He saw ‘no reason why his illness should prevent him from practising his profession.’
  He is equipped with a degree in medicine but has never practised the profession.
  Settled in different cities and practising various professions, most of the alumni had little time for art.
  Her misdeeds eventually led her to be banned from practising law for seven years.
  The facts there were that an American citizen, with his ordinary residence and indeed practising the law in New York, took a three-year lease of a furnished shooting lodge in Scotland.
  She claimed that her right to privacy, dignity and to freely practise her occupation had been violated, and asked that the search warrant be set aside and the raid be declared unlawful.
  The centre now has nearly 300 members, all of whom are nurses who are not practising their profession.
  He went on to teach and practise law until appointed assistant US Attorney-General by Eisenhower in 1953.
  Although the applicants do not practise immigration law, it was clear from the evidence that uncertainties in this field were causing great concern to firms that did.
  He was later forced to surrender his license to practise law.
  He was granted a ticket-of-leave soon after he arrived and began practising his former profession.
  As a young man Montaigne practised law in Bordeaux and also resided frequently at court.
  Perhaps the most important way in which the Revolution affected architecture in France, however, was through the decline in commissions for practising architects.
  To practise law in a specific state within the United States requires permission of that state.
  Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practising law somewhere.
  New laws were passed preventing them from practising law, serving as officers in the Army or Navy, or voting in local or Parliamentary elections.
  Synonyms
  work at, pursue a career in, have a career in, go in for, engage in, specialize in, ply, follow
  North American hang out one's shingle
  archaic prosecute
2. 2.2 Observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion).
  遵循（宗教）的教导和教规，信奉
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is a rather odd endeavour for someone who neither believes in nor practises the Vedic religion, nor has ever shown any respect for its great ancient or modern teachers, much less sought to be a disciple in any Vedic tradition or lineage.
  The true doctrine of the Quran, the Islamic holy book, says clearly that people are free to practise their religion as they see fit.
  Buddhism, along with Taoism, are among the most widely practised religions in the predominately ethnic Chinese city state.
  Did these soldiers truly believe the things they were saying about us and were they truly threatened by the fact that we practised our religion?
  A key point for believers is that they also believe that practising their religion is directly linked with their destiny.
  The only religions today with practising male majorities are eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Orthodox Judaism and eastern creeds such as Buddhism.
  Each person and each group is free to practise their religion, their beliefs, and their fundamental driving forces.
  In Russia, four traditional religions are practised: Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism.
  In these culturally sensitive times, the film is quick to point out that Hoodoo is not Voodoo, a West African religion practised by millions.
  Meditation classes and a week-long retreat for practising Buddhists will begin in January.
  The Christian religion is practised alongside cultural religious practices.
  However, some of today's most widely practised religions began as stigmatized worship groups.
  And, finally, they practised the local religions and accepted the local shamanistic beliefs, and did so with their characteristic intensity.
  Religion is practised passionately with many a young boy aspiring to become a Buddhist monk.
  For about a half century of Sikh rule, the Sikhs practised their religion and looked after their sacred places with devotion and dignity.
  In other words Christians and Jews were free to practise their religions so long as they did not do so publicly.
  She added: ‘All we ask for is respect for our right to practise our religion.’
  Muslims should, of course, be free to practise their religion here, just as those of other religions, or none at all, must be free to attack, deride, score or make jokes about all religions.
  Indeed, they're broadly in line with the teachings of Catholicism - a religion practised by millions of people across Europe.
  In Australia, Spiritualism is practised by all kinds of groups, organisations, individuals and churches.
  Synonyms
  practising, obedient, dutiful, conformist, conforming
3archaic no object Scheme or plot for an evil purpose.
〈古〉阴谋策划
what a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive
我们初次行骗时总会编织一张多么错综复杂的谎言之网！
Example sentencesExamples
- Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive.
- As the poet once penned: ‘What a tangled web we weave when at first we practice to deceive.’
- ‘O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive’.

Usage

On the difference between practise and practice, see practice

Phrases

practise what one preaches

Do what one advises others to do.
躬行己说，身体力行
Example sentencesExamples
- You can't let your protégé down; you have to practice what you preach, and that spurs you to try harder.
- Why don't you practice what you preach, and not be such a hypocrite?
- Students may read your published work in order to find proof that you don't always practise what you preach.
- My mother often told me to practice what you preach.
- The greatest show of leadership has been since time immemorial measured by the ability to practice what you preach.
- I guess there is one thing in being a critic, and a whole new ballgame when it come to practicing what you preach.
- If you are going to stand around and preach your morals to everyone, try practicing what you preach.
- Remember, your children must see you practicing what you preach.
- Please practise what you preach or we will give you the boot!
- Just be sure to practice what you preach and avoid getting so wrapped up in other people's problems that you forget to have fun and take care of your own life!

Derivatives

practiser

noun

She, he told me, was a root woman, a juju woman, a practiser of Voodoo.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sooner or later they will come when you are a solid practiser.
- I've heard it said that he has been one of the most manic practisers of free-kicks ever seen.
- Many musicians become compulsive practicers, because they need the increase in serotonin that compulsive practicing can produce.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare 'perform, carry out', from practica 'practice', from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun), of praktikos (see practical).

The rule that in English English (but not US) the verb practise is spelled with an ‘s’ and the noun with a ‘c’ is drilled into schoolchildren, but has only been standardized since the 18th century. The ‘s’ of the verb comes from Old French practiser, the noun keeping the original ‘c’, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice. The source is Latin practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē ‘concerned with action’.

Rhymes

malpractice, practice

Definition of practice in US English:

practice

nounˈpraktəsˈpræktəs

1The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it.
the principles and practice of teaching
he put his self-defense training into practice by helping police arrest the armed robber
Example sentencesExamples
- Not only are they divisive, but they might actually either have to be put into practice, or they might have to be changed.
- We must again be aware of the gap between ideas and actual practice.
- The importance of this book lies in the fact that its author is concerned not just with ideas, but with actual practice.
- The third stage is actually to put into practice what we have heard and what we have contemplated.
- He said some recommendations had been put into practice while others were being implemented.
- Unfortunately, it often appears that she is unable to get her free-market ideas put into practice.
- How does our habitual practice of everyday eugenics shape our view of the world and of creation?
- There is no fancy stuff here; just straight accounting theory put into practice.
- In the challenge of his new role he found an opportunity to put into practice theories which had long been forming in his mind.
- It sounds like a good idea but theory and practice can be very different, as we have seen all too often before in this industry.
- Army leaders at all levels should renew efforts to reduce the gap between stated beliefs and actual practice.
- This is something that is far easier to state than to put into practice.
- The idea was put into practice last year but it was not until this term that it really took off.
- However, when lessons are learned in the abstract they are not as valuable as when put into practice, as we learned the very next day.
- As for the possibility of these suggestions being put into practice, that stage has not yet been reached.
- They worked hard, ran hard and trained hard, all the time trying to put into practice what their coaches were telling them.
- Each camp featured league play in two divisions, where the campers put into practice what they had learned throughout the week.
- In practice, most are expected to be set up as master trusts.
- How is he able to put into practice what he preached?
- However, Elliott warns that it still needs to be evaluated before the theory is put into practice.
Synonyms
application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing
use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply, employ, exercise, put into effect, put into operation, draw on, bring into play
1. 1.1 The carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer.
  he abandoned medical practice for the Church
  Example sentencesExamples
  In good medical practice, the intention is to maximise the quality of life experienced by the patient.
  The urge to bring down the edifice of medical practice seems to me to indicate the extent to which our expectations have been brought down already.
  Suffice it to say that this has not been my experience of the last 15 years of medical practice.
  I believe the most challenging aspect of all forms of medical practice is the need for, and the exercise of, judgment.
  He is a barrister and solicitor of this court, and he carries on the practice of his profession at the City of London.
  The expansion of medical practice into the regulation of behaviour carries doctors beyond their sphere of expertise and competence.
  It accords completely with the constitutional requirements met by most of medical practice.
  This problem will permeate every aspect of medical research and practice in the future.
  After publication, he decided to leave anatomical research to take up medical practice.
  He figured he could always incorporate his flair for comedy into his practice as doctor.
  Because of her focus on him, in her assessment of contemporary medical practice, she identifies the wrong problem.
  Consideration should be given to removing the doctor from practice in such cases.
  We documented the preferences of a range of patients within one hospital, with the aim of informing doctors' practice.
  At present, the list of colleges where doctors can qualify to practice is legislated under the Health Insurance Act.
  Once doctors entered practice, the profession was personally remunerative as well.
  In a statement he admitted he plans to return to medical practice.
  The motives of the doctor and the wider context of medical practice just aren't relevant.
  Until recently English courts have generally adopted the standard of accepted medical practice.
  Once there the family found accommodation in Hindley Street where the doctor set up practice.
  But the main thrust of correspondence focused on the future of a particular medical practice.
  Synonyms
  profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following
2. 1.2 The business or premises of a doctor or lawyer.
  Dr. Weiss has a practice in Essex
  Example sentencesExamples
  When and if you intend to foist 3,580 patients on to doctors in other practices, what will their reaction be?
  Her reputation as a hardworking lawyer saw her practice grow, making her one of the five leading attorneys in Houston.
  Qualitative data showed that patients generally supported the teaching of student doctors in their practice.
  But doctors claim many practices have been forced to change their booking systems to meet the targets.
  Missed appointments at one doctors' practice in Keighley are costing £60,000 a year in wasted time.
  When he was deputy governor he still ran his doctor's practice.
  It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs.
  And just like a doctors' practice, police hope the surgeries will prevent problems before they happen.
  He has now stopped his medical practice and is making use of his literary prowess to pen down useful material that is of some value to society.
  He sold his house to keep his medical practice going while he was away.
  The only doctors' practice in Westbury is pressing ahead with plans to create three separate surgeries in the area.
  Two of the groups consisted of doctors from different practices and one group comprised doctors from one practice.
  Both I, and my sister's family, attend husband-and-wife doctors' practices.
  A trail-blazing super care centre that would move three doctors' practices and a clinic to one site is a backwards step, health bosses were told.
  I have never been satisfied with this doctor's practice in the three years I have been there, and I really do intend to move.
  A self-contained extension to the rear previously served as a doctor's practice.
  Of course, some are plagued by such problems due to family difficulties, but, according to a survey among doctors' practices, many are there simply because they are over-burdened.
  Our current building is the size now allowed for a two doctor, 4,000 patient practice, and clearly cannot cope.
  The doctor's practice in Settle has about 9,000 registered patients so we can't afford to be complacent.
  While the name of only one doctor may appear on the contract, there may be other doctors sharing his practice.
  Synonyms
  business, firm, office
2The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something.
current nursing practice
count noun modern child-rearing practices
Example sentencesExamples
- Lobby your MP, otherwise our silence will allow this barbaric practice to carry on.
- It is expected to identify practices, procedures, and guidelines that will aid faculties in developing students to their maximum potential.
- This practice would carry on through the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini space programs.
- The Federal Trade Commission handles complaints about deceptive or unfair business practices.
- The practice was possibly carried over from a similar arrangement in Massachusetts.
- With the help of scanning technology and just-in-time inventory systems, businesses changed their practices.
- ‘By ignoring ethical business practices, small businesses are missing a trick,’ he said.
- He said admitting more patients for a short time was good medical practice, to allow doctors to make a diagnosis and provide treatment more quickly.
- Woodrow Wilson instituted the modern practice of delivering it to congress in person.
- The businessmen also felt uncertain about the government's capability to enforce the law to ensure they were not hurt financially by unfair business practices.
- The whiff of fraudulent business practices will linger.
- However, they have continued to carry out this practice and it's a continued difficulty.
- We have been effective in changing cultural practices in businesses.
- It's common practice for Hollywood to remake an old movie, but today's news must be some kind of record.
- Every morning the Indian flag is ceremonially hoisted on a central flagpole, an unusual practice for businesses here.
- The point is to protect the consumer from predatory business practices.
- They also dealt with some topics on unethical practices in business.
- ‘The reason the magazine failed was not a failure of the message so much as lousy business practices,’ said Grace.
- A strict code of practice is followed when carrying these out to protect the interests of the young person.
- The practice is expected to put huge strain on the state health budget.
Synonyms
custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition, fashion, habit, wont, method, system, routine, institution, way, rule
1. 2.1 An established method of legal procedure.
  Example sentencesExamples
  This conclusion is completely at odds with established legal practice and principles…
  It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent.
  Conveyancing practice is plainly a matter within the knowledge of the courts.
  It is the universal practice in conveyancing that enquiries as to licences would have been made.
  That the appellant notary acted in accordance with the then general notarial practice does not seem to be contested.
3Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it.
it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent
Example sentencesExamples
- Also, we wanted to determine whether modest practice would modify performance of either group.
- Continued practice and performance should easily eliminate these.
- In the weeks before a performance, practice can easily consume six hours a day.
- This game offers a great opportunity for practice of various motor skills.
- The major element in such transformation was repeated practice of close order drill.
- One of a pair of identical twins was given a lot of early practice at a particular skill, such as crawling.
- Public speaking is a learned skill that requires practice, effort, and confidence building.
- Thus, additional practice and greater skill mastery is recommended in preparation for night diving activities.
- It takes much skill and practice to churn out terracotta articles.
- They are skilled manipulators who lie with the proficiency of long practice.
- Like other skill development, intercultural skills are acquired through practice.
- As with any skill, practice and repetition are the keys to confidence and competent performance.
- There was a ‘best dressed’ competition and lots of warm-up singing practice to kick the evening off.
- We have to ride close to the trees and hold our horses there to share the experience, which is good practice for our riding skills.
- It should be good practice for a repeat performance in March, when they go in front of the Commons' Culture Committee.
- The purpose was to demonstrate that knowledge could be acquired easily but skills came with practice.
- Responsible believing is a skill that can be maintained only through constant practice.
- She worked very very hard on developing her skills at swimming and put in a lot of practice and training before the Olympics.
- Having little practice in the gymnastic skills, which I was forced to learn during my training, I fell flat on my back.
- Specifically military skills were acquired by actual practice and performance under supervision.
Synonyms
training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation, exercise, drill, study
1. 3.1 A period of time spent practicing an activity or skill.
  daily choir practices
  Example sentencesExamples
  A choir practice will take place in Woodfield church on this evening.
  Choir practice continues each Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm and new members would be most welcome.
  They must have had some interesting choir practices.
  You see, cheerleading here is a year round sport with practices almost every other day, sometimes more.
  He stays late at practice refining skills and stays late in the weight room and film room.
  Choir practices are held every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. in the church and all new members are welcome.
  The sample consisted of consecutive women attending the practices during time periods randomly selected for data collection.
  We constantly stress the sense of accomplishment they should carry away from practice.
  And the past few months your practices have ran late!
  They have been rehearsing every weekend for the last three months, stepping up to daily practices for the last couple of weeks.
  There will be a choir practice in Ballylinan on Thursday night at 8pm, for both the folk group and the adult choir.
  Imagine the chagrin of a young team that has spent several practices learning a conventional offensive play only to meet this pattern.
  She sharpens her skills at practice in preparation for a pair of weekend games.
  Swimmers have two practices daily grouped by age and ability.
  As expected, band practice takes up a nice, hefty chunk of their time.
  He'd had basketball practice after school and had changed clothes before he came over.
  It has been decided to start a children's choir with practices commencing on Monday 10th October at 8pm and finishing at 8.30 pm.
  Weekly choir practices take place in the parish church every Wednesday night at 8.00 pm.
  Choir practice for this ceremony will take place on Monday nights.
  All three groups are provided the opportunity to do two-a-day practices during the summer months.

verbˈpraktəsˈpræktəs

[with object]

1Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency.
练习，训练
I need to practice my French
我需要练习我的法语。
no object they were practicing for the Olympics
他们在为奥运会而训练。
2Carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly.
经常做，实践；遵循；养成…的习惯
we still practice some of these rituals today
我们至今仍然遵循这些礼节。
1. 2.1 Actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation)
  从事（职业，工作）
  he began to practice law
  他开始涉足法律。
  no object he practiced as an attorney
2. 2.2 Observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion)
  遵循（宗教）的教导和教规，信奉
  they are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution
3. 2.3archaic no object Scheme or plot for an evil purpose.
  〈古〉阴谋策划
  what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive
  我们初次行骗时总会编织一张多么错综复杂的谎言之网！

Usage

Care should be taken with the use of the words practice and practise as there are differences in British and US usage. Practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English and it is also the spelling of the verb in US English. However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise

Phrases

in practice

1In reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen)
in theory this method is ideal—in practice it is unrealistic
Example sentencesExamples
- While these travellers might not support globalism in theory, in practice it oozes from their every pore.
- The current one has proved to be rather unwieldy in practice and I shall be glad to consign it to history.
- Thus imprisonment and the exercise of conjugal rights are incompatible in practice.
- These different layers of management in practice merge into each other.
- There are four possible explanations for why performance data have so little influence in practice.
- It remains to be seen whether in practice the discretion is exercised lawfully.
- He argues that in practice researchers do not base their decisions about sample size on a single estimate of a variable.
- Well, you might say, that is all very well, but how does it translate in practice?
- But many of them only serve the slogan with their lips, and do not abide by it in practice.
- Critics, however, argued that such contracts were unenforceable in practice.
Synonyms
in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively
2Currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it.

out of practice

Not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill due to not having exercised or performed it for some time.
he was out of practice at interrogation
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm just out of practice, or at least my legs are out of practice.
- This means that when finally offered the opportunity to speak, I'm liable to begin with apologising for being so out of practice, and then to start blithering unstoppably.
- Maybe I got out of practice over the weekend, but I don't think so.
- It was quite hard to get back into a once familiar groove of academic research, because now I have no library borrowing privileges and am out of practice with the convoluted argot in which the material is written.
- In an article on the front page, the revelers were referred to as ‘long-suffering fans who are a little out of practice when it comes to celebrating a championship.’
- It had been a long, long, long time since I had kissed anyone, so my skills were probably way out of practice, but Jill didn't seem to care.
- The ones that have been on TV lately are out of practice and come across as lame.
- But being out of practice shouldn't change my way of seeing the world.
- He may find this hard work after having been out of practice for so long, but I suggest it will be good for him, and certainly for Australian journalism.
- Obviously, I haven't gotten far yet: the oars are stiff and my arms sore, out of practice as they are.
Synonyms
rusty, unpractised

practice makes perfect

Used to convey that regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it, especially when encouraging someone to persist in it.
Example sentencesExamples
- Subsequently, she advises: ‘Draw like crazy; practice makes perfect.’
- Repetition is the mother of skill, and practice makes perfect.
- Note: if the batter is not staying together, add an egg; if it's too thin add flour, too thick, add milk - it may be necessary to adjust to get the best results - practice makes perfect, really!
- People say that practice makes perfect, but instead, every time I fail, I find I'm worse off the next time.
- But, working on the premise that practice makes perfect, he continues to improve and is entitled to feel he is the second best player in the world at the moment, even if his official ranking is fifth.
- But if practice makes perfect, I'm better equipped for my next foray into self-discipline, which begins the day this column is published.
- I'm auditioning for several big events this year, and practice makes perfect.
- But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered.
- Remember that practice makes perfect, so kiss often and be kissed!
- When an athlete is trying to hone his or her skills the cliché often used is practice makes perfect.

practice what one preaches

Do what one advises others to do.
躬行己说，身体力行

Origin

Late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun) of praktikos (see practical); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice.

单词	practise
释义	Definition of practise in English: practise (US practice) verb ˈpraktɪsˈpræktəs [with object] 1Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it. 练习，训练 I need to practise my French 我需要练习我的法语。 no object they were practising for the Olympics 他们在为奥运会而训练。 Example sentencesExamples Jack was still practising his speech-writing skills. At a recent health check-up, my GP suggested that I would benefit from practising deep-breathing exercises to calm me down and generally improve my health. In response, he skipped school for ten straight days so he could practise and improve his skills. Then, in pairs, we practise ball skills, with the emphasis on making your partner stretch and sprint for the ball, placing it at random. For many, driving off road will be a new experience and, if it's to be a regular activity, driving courses are available to practise the required skills. Most importantly, learners must have the opportunity to develop and practise skills that directly improve self directed learning. Therefore, while the results of your education should stay with you forever, skills that are not practised are usually soon lost. So, we have an author who has been writing (i.e. practising his skills) for well over twenty years, and a writer who is quite smart enough to do his research. Gill has worked in the area for the past five years but has been practising her design skills for around 20 years. Racers across Chippenham are busy practising their flipping skills this week in the run up to the town's annual pancake showdown on Tuesday. I spend a lot of time practising the skills I need to survive under water, and this is important in ensuring that you have the correct mental attitude. Kelly was keen to improve her breathing and practised her exercises diligently. Smaller pieces of material will be available for visitors to Barley Hall to have a go at practising their needlework skills while the project is under way. First the Buddha practised an exercise in breath control, which involved retaining the breath for longer and longer periods of time. When this is the purpose, one practises constantly and vigorously. This is an idea spot for practising your skating skills. Young bikers are dicing with death by practising their skills on a piece of wasteland. I come away after losing and work out exactly what went wrong - I plan and plot and practise and put it right. The fearless teenager is practising his mountain unicycling skills in preparation for a charity ride. Unable to sit still, Olivia rose to her feet and walked the length of the terrace, practising the calming exercises Ben had taught her. Synonyms rehearse, run through, go through, go over, work on, work at, repeat polish, refine, perfect train, rehearse, prepare, exercise, drill, work out, warm up, go through one's paces, keep one's hand in, get into shape, do exercises, study British informal knock up 2Carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly. 经常做，实践；遵循；养成…的习惯 we still practise some of these rituals today 我们至今仍然遵循这些礼节。 Example sentencesExamples Having practised the discipline since the age of 15, Rebecca is used to gruelling training routines. He has a day job as a human resources manager in York, but by night and weekends he and his business partner practise techniques to train horses with alternative treatments. The former playgroup leader has been practising the discipline for 13 years and is now a professional Tai Chi teacher. The custom was practised locally but not recognised by the company but some of the apprentices said they had been unaware of this. This custom was not practised during the lifetime of the Buddha and it is not known when it was introduced in south-east Asia. The young woman behind the counter in the office at Telegraph Cove down the coast was practising diplomacy on some disgruntled tourists when I arrived. It is a custom practised by thousands of people from various parts of South Africa and reflects their heritage and their pride in who they are. The system may be consigned to the past, but there are still people alive who practise discrimination and people who were hurt by it; that is not going to disappear overnight. For centuries astrologers have practised a technique of divination which relies on this same moment-by-moment interconnectedness of mind and universe. Only a society that practised the customs could decide if they needed review. Activists stymied the justice system and the business world by practising the politics of ethnic grievance. If the purpose of practising Yoga is physical benefit, that is the level on which effects will be felt. Sexual partners will be more vulnerable if they practise unsafe sex than if their activities are low risk. The event, and its proceeds, is meant to help farmers who practise traditional farming methods. He accused the Fisheries Department of trying to prevent his people from practising their traditions and culture. Do other boroughs practise such discrimination? Today, according to the Third World Network, conservation agriculture is practised in about 58 million hectares. Behavioural data from the United Kingdom are consistent with this view, although equally many people, especially young people, are practising safe sex. But in the modern politics practised by the conservatives, campaign strategy has to be watched more closely. In my teenage years I practised certain evil habits, of which I am too ashamed even to make mention. Synonyms carry out, perform, do, observe, put into practice, execute, follow, exercise 2.1 Actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation) 从事（职业，工作） he began to practise law 他开始涉足法律。 no object he practised as a barrister 他以律师为业。 Example sentencesExamples After Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, Pepys practised law and was brought into Parliament in 1831 on the Fitzwilliam interest. They both spent time practising law, but they were politically active while doing it. He completed his law degree in 1906 and in 1909 qualified for the New Zealand bar, but he didn't continue to practise law. He may be dragged before the Grievances Committee of the US courts and de-barred from practising law for attempting to sell the evidence. He saw ‘no reason why his illness should prevent him from practising his profession.’ He is equipped with a degree in medicine but has never practised the profession. Settled in different cities and practising various professions, most of the alumni had little time for art. Her misdeeds eventually led her to be banned from practising law for seven years. The facts there were that an American citizen, with his ordinary residence and indeed practising the law in New York, took a three-year lease of a furnished shooting lodge in Scotland. She claimed that her right to privacy, dignity and to freely practise her occupation had been violated, and asked that the search warrant be set aside and the raid be declared unlawful. The centre now has nearly 300 members, all of whom are nurses who are not practising their profession. He went on to teach and practise law until appointed assistant US Attorney-General by Eisenhower in 1953. Although the applicants do not practise immigration law, it was clear from the evidence that uncertainties in this field were causing great concern to firms that did. He was later forced to surrender his license to practise law. He was granted a ticket-of-leave soon after he arrived and began practising his former profession. As a young man Montaigne practised law in Bordeaux and also resided frequently at court. Perhaps the most important way in which the Revolution affected architecture in France, however, was through the decline in commissions for practising architects. To practise law in a specific state within the United States requires permission of that state. Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practising law somewhere. New laws were passed preventing them from practising law, serving as officers in the Army or Navy, or voting in local or Parliamentary elections. Synonyms work at, pursue a career in, have a career in, go in for, engage in, specialize in, ply, follow North American hang out one's shingle archaic prosecute 2.2 Observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion). 遵循（宗教）的教导和教规，信奉 Example sentencesExamples This is a rather odd endeavour for someone who neither believes in nor practises the Vedic religion, nor has ever shown any respect for its great ancient or modern teachers, much less sought to be a disciple in any Vedic tradition or lineage. The true doctrine of the Quran, the Islamic holy book, says clearly that people are free to practise their religion as they see fit. Buddhism, along with Taoism, are among the most widely practised religions in the predominately ethnic Chinese city state. Did these soldiers truly believe the things they were saying about us and were they truly threatened by the fact that we practised our religion? A key point for believers is that they also believe that practising their religion is directly linked with their destiny. The only religions today with practising male majorities are eastern Orthodoxy, Islam, Orthodox Judaism and eastern creeds such as Buddhism. Each person and each group is free to practise their religion, their beliefs, and their fundamental driving forces. In Russia, four traditional religions are practised: Orthodoxy, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. In these culturally sensitive times, the film is quick to point out that Hoodoo is not Voodoo, a West African religion practised by millions. Meditation classes and a week-long retreat for practising Buddhists will begin in January. The Christian religion is practised alongside cultural religious practices. However, some of today's most widely practised religions began as stigmatized worship groups. And, finally, they practised the local religions and accepted the local shamanistic beliefs, and did so with their characteristic intensity. Religion is practised passionately with many a young boy aspiring to become a Buddhist monk. For about a half century of Sikh rule, the Sikhs practised their religion and looked after their sacred places with devotion and dignity. In other words Christians and Jews were free to practise their religions so long as they did not do so publicly. She added: ‘All we ask for is respect for our right to practise our religion.’ Muslims should, of course, be free to practise their religion here, just as those of other religions, or none at all, must be free to attack, deride, score or make jokes about all religions. Indeed, they're broadly in line with the teachings of Catholicism - a religion practised by millions of people across Europe. In Australia, Spiritualism is practised by all kinds of groups, organisations, individuals and churches. Synonyms practising, obedient, dutiful, conformist, conforming 3archaic no object Scheme or plot for an evil purpose. 〈古〉阴谋策划 what a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive 我们初次行骗时总会编织一张多么错综复杂的谎言之网！ Example sentencesExamples Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive. As the poet once penned: ‘What a tangled web we weave when at first we practice to deceive.’ ‘O what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive’. Usage On the difference between practise and practice, see practice Phrases practise what one preaches Do what one advises others to do. 躬行己说，身体力行 Example sentencesExamples You can't let your protégé down; you have to practice what you preach, and that spurs you to try harder. Why don't you practice what you preach, and not be such a hypocrite? Students may read your published work in order to find proof that you don't always practise what you preach. My mother often told me to practice what you preach. The greatest show of leadership has been since time immemorial measured by the ability to practice what you preach. I guess there is one thing in being a critic, and a whole new ballgame when it come to practicing what you preach. If you are going to stand around and preach your morals to everyone, try practicing what you preach. Remember, your children must see you practicing what you preach. Please practise what you preach or we will give you the boot! Just be sure to practice what you preach and avoid getting so wrapped up in other people's problems that you forget to have fun and take care of your own life! Derivatives practiser noun She, he told me, was a root woman, a juju woman, a practiser of Voodoo. Example sentencesExamples Sooner or later they will come when you are a solid practiser. I've heard it said that he has been one of the most manic practisers of free-kicks ever seen. Many musicians become compulsive practicers, because they need the increase in serotonin that compulsive practicing can produce. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare 'perform, carry out', from practica 'practice', from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun), of praktikos (see practical). The rule that in English English (but not US) the verb practise is spelled with an ‘s’ and the noun with a ‘c’ is drilled into schoolchildren, but has only been standardized since the 18th century. The ‘s’ of the verb comes from Old French practiser, the noun keeping the original ‘c’, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice. The source is Latin practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē ‘concerned with action’. Rhymes malpractice, practice verb.1 phr. Definition of practice in US English: practice nounˈpraktəsˈpræktəs 1The actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it. the principles and practice of teaching he put his self-defense training into practice by helping police arrest the armed robber Example sentencesExamples Not only are they divisive, but they might actually either have to be put into practice, or they might have to be changed. We must again be aware of the gap between ideas and actual practice. The importance of this book lies in the fact that its author is concerned not just with ideas, but with actual practice. The third stage is actually to put into practice what we have heard and what we have contemplated. He said some recommendations had been put into practice while others were being implemented. Unfortunately, it often appears that she is unable to get her free-market ideas put into practice. How does our habitual practice of everyday eugenics shape our view of the world and of creation? There is no fancy stuff here; just straight accounting theory put into practice. In the challenge of his new role he found an opportunity to put into practice theories which had long been forming in his mind. It sounds like a good idea but theory and practice can be very different, as we have seen all too often before in this industry. Army leaders at all levels should renew efforts to reduce the gap between stated beliefs and actual practice. This is something that is far easier to state than to put into practice. The idea was put into practice last year but it was not until this term that it really took off. However, when lessons are learned in the abstract they are not as valuable as when put into practice, as we learned the very next day. As for the possibility of these suggestions being put into practice, that stage has not yet been reached. They worked hard, ran hard and trained hard, all the time trying to put into practice what their coaches were telling them. Each camp featured league play in two divisions, where the campers put into practice what they had learned throughout the week. In practice, most are expected to be set up as master trusts. How is he able to put into practice what he preached? However, Elliott warns that it still needs to be evaluated before the theory is put into practice. Synonyms application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing use, make use of, put to use, utilize, apply, employ, exercise, put into effect, put into operation, draw on, bring into play 1.1 The carrying out or exercise of a profession, especially that of a doctor or lawyer. he abandoned medical practice for the Church Example sentencesExamples In good medical practice, the intention is to maximise the quality of life experienced by the patient. The urge to bring down the edifice of medical practice seems to me to indicate the extent to which our expectations have been brought down already. Suffice it to say that this has not been my experience of the last 15 years of medical practice. I believe the most challenging aspect of all forms of medical practice is the need for, and the exercise of, judgment. He is a barrister and solicitor of this court, and he carries on the practice of his profession at the City of London. The expansion of medical practice into the regulation of behaviour carries doctors beyond their sphere of expertise and competence. It accords completely with the constitutional requirements met by most of medical practice. This problem will permeate every aspect of medical research and practice in the future. After publication, he decided to leave anatomical research to take up medical practice. He figured he could always incorporate his flair for comedy into his practice as doctor. Because of her focus on him, in her assessment of contemporary medical practice, she identifies the wrong problem. Consideration should be given to removing the doctor from practice in such cases. We documented the preferences of a range of patients within one hospital, with the aim of informing doctors' practice. At present, the list of colleges where doctors can qualify to practice is legislated under the Health Insurance Act. Once doctors entered practice, the profession was personally remunerative as well. In a statement he admitted he plans to return to medical practice. The motives of the doctor and the wider context of medical practice just aren't relevant. Until recently English courts have generally adopted the standard of accepted medical practice. Once there the family found accommodation in Hindley Street where the doctor set up practice. But the main thrust of correspondence focused on the future of a particular medical practice. Synonyms profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following 1.2 The business or premises of a doctor or lawyer. Dr. Weiss has a practice in Essex Example sentencesExamples When and if you intend to foist 3,580 patients on to doctors in other practices, what will their reaction be? Her reputation as a hardworking lawyer saw her practice grow, making her one of the five leading attorneys in Houston. Qualitative data showed that patients generally supported the teaching of student doctors in their practice. But doctors claim many practices have been forced to change their booking systems to meet the targets. Missed appointments at one doctors' practice in Keighley are costing £60,000 a year in wasted time. When he was deputy governor he still ran his doctor's practice. It will call for improved career structures to be put in place to attract doctors to rural practices and for them to be given support to keep them in their jobs. And just like a doctors' practice, police hope the surgeries will prevent problems before they happen. He has now stopped his medical practice and is making use of his literary prowess to pen down useful material that is of some value to society. He sold his house to keep his medical practice going while he was away. The only doctors' practice in Westbury is pressing ahead with plans to create three separate surgeries in the area. Two of the groups consisted of doctors from different practices and one group comprised doctors from one practice. Both I, and my sister's family, attend husband-and-wife doctors' practices. A trail-blazing super care centre that would move three doctors' practices and a clinic to one site is a backwards step, health bosses were told. I have never been satisfied with this doctor's practice in the three years I have been there, and I really do intend to move. A self-contained extension to the rear previously served as a doctor's practice. Of course, some are plagued by such problems due to family difficulties, but, according to a survey among doctors' practices, many are there simply because they are over-burdened. Our current building is the size now allowed for a two doctor, 4,000 patient practice, and clearly cannot cope. The doctor's practice in Settle has about 9,000 registered patients so we can't afford to be complacent. While the name of only one doctor may appear on the contract, there may be other doctors sharing his practice. Synonyms business, firm, office 2The customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing of something. current nursing practice count noun modern child-rearing practices Example sentencesExamples Lobby your MP, otherwise our silence will allow this barbaric practice to carry on. It is expected to identify practices, procedures, and guidelines that will aid faculties in developing students to their maximum potential. This practice would carry on through the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini space programs. The Federal Trade Commission handles complaints about deceptive or unfair business practices. The practice was possibly carried over from a similar arrangement in Massachusetts. With the help of scanning technology and just-in-time inventory systems, businesses changed their practices. ‘By ignoring ethical business practices, small businesses are missing a trick,’ he said. He said admitting more patients for a short time was good medical practice, to allow doctors to make a diagnosis and provide treatment more quickly. Woodrow Wilson instituted the modern practice of delivering it to congress in person. The businessmen also felt uncertain about the government's capability to enforce the law to ensure they were not hurt financially by unfair business practices. The whiff of fraudulent business practices will linger. However, they have continued to carry out this practice and it's a continued difficulty. We have been effective in changing cultural practices in businesses. It's common practice for Hollywood to remake an old movie, but today's news must be some kind of record. Every morning the Indian flag is ceremonially hoisted on a central flagpole, an unusual practice for businesses here. The point is to protect the consumer from predatory business practices. They also dealt with some topics on unethical practices in business. ‘The reason the magazine failed was not a failure of the message so much as lousy business practices,’ said Grace. A strict code of practice is followed when carrying these out to protect the interests of the young person. The practice is expected to put huge strain on the state health budget. Synonyms custom, procedure, policy, convention, tradition, fashion, habit, wont, method, system, routine, institution, way, rule 2.1 An established method of legal procedure. Example sentencesExamples This conclusion is completely at odds with established legal practice and principles… It is now established practice for judges to quash a conviction while suggesting that the appellants are not necessarily innocent. Conveyancing practice is plainly a matter within the knowledge of the courts. It is the universal practice in conveyancing that enquiries as to licences would have been made. That the appellant notary acted in accordance with the then general notarial practice does not seem to be contested. 3Repeated exercise in or performance of an activity or skill so as to acquire or maintain proficiency in it. it must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent Example sentencesExamples Also, we wanted to determine whether modest practice would modify performance of either group. Continued practice and performance should easily eliminate these. In the weeks before a performance, practice can easily consume six hours a day. This game offers a great opportunity for practice of various motor skills. The major element in such transformation was repeated practice of close order drill. One of a pair of identical twins was given a lot of early practice at a particular skill, such as crawling. Public speaking is a learned skill that requires practice, effort, and confidence building. Thus, additional practice and greater skill mastery is recommended in preparation for night diving activities. It takes much skill and practice to churn out terracotta articles. They are skilled manipulators who lie with the proficiency of long practice. Like other skill development, intercultural skills are acquired through practice. As with any skill, practice and repetition are the keys to confidence and competent performance. There was a ‘best dressed’ competition and lots of warm-up singing practice to kick the evening off. We have to ride close to the trees and hold our horses there to share the experience, which is good practice for our riding skills. It should be good practice for a repeat performance in March, when they go in front of the Commons' Culture Committee. The purpose was to demonstrate that knowledge could be acquired easily but skills came with practice. Responsible believing is a skill that can be maintained only through constant practice. She worked very very hard on developing her skills at swimming and put in a lot of practice and training before the Olympics. Having little practice in the gymnastic skills, which I was forced to learn during my training, I fell flat on my back. Specifically military skills were acquired by actual practice and performance under supervision. Synonyms training, rehearsal, repetition, preparation, exercise, drill, study 3.1 A period of time spent practicing an activity or skill. daily choir practices Example sentencesExamples A choir practice will take place in Woodfield church on this evening. Choir practice continues each Tuesday evening at 7.30 pm and new members would be most welcome. They must have had some interesting choir practices. You see, cheerleading here is a year round sport with practices almost every other day, sometimes more. He stays late at practice refining skills and stays late in the weight room and film room. Choir practices are held every Wednesday night at 9 p.m. in the church and all new members are welcome. The sample consisted of consecutive women attending the practices during time periods randomly selected for data collection. We constantly stress the sense of accomplishment they should carry away from practice. And the past few months your practices have ran late! They have been rehearsing every weekend for the last three months, stepping up to daily practices for the last couple of weeks. There will be a choir practice in Ballylinan on Thursday night at 8pm, for both the folk group and the adult choir. Imagine the chagrin of a young team that has spent several practices learning a conventional offensive play only to meet this pattern. She sharpens her skills at practice in preparation for a pair of weekend games. Swimmers have two practices daily grouped by age and ability. As expected, band practice takes up a nice, hefty chunk of their time. He'd had basketball practice after school and had changed clothes before he came over. It has been decided to start a children's choir with practices commencing on Monday 10th October at 8pm and finishing at 8.30 pm. Weekly choir practices take place in the parish church every Wednesday night at 8.00 pm. Choir practice for this ceremony will take place on Monday nights. All three groups are provided the opportunity to do two-a-day practices during the summer months. verbˈpraktəsˈpræktəs [with object] 1Perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to improve or maintain one's proficiency. 练习，训练 I need to practice my French 我需要练习我的法语。 no object they were practicing for the Olympics 他们在为奥运会而训练。 2Carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly. 经常做，实践；遵循；养成…的习惯 we still practice some of these rituals today 我们至今仍然遵循这些礼节。 2.1 Actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation) 从事（职业，工作） he began to practice law 他开始涉足法律。 no object he practiced as an attorney 2.2 Observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion) 遵循（宗教）的教导和教规，信奉 they are free to practice their religion without fear of persecution 2.3archaic no object Scheme or plot for an evil purpose. 〈古〉阴谋策划 what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive 我们初次行骗时总会编织一张多么错综复杂的谎言之网！ Usage Care should be taken with the use of the words practice and practise as there are differences in British and US usage. Practice is the correct spelling for the noun in both British and US English and it is also the spelling of the verb in US English. However, in British English the verb should be spelled practise Phrases in practice 1In reality (used to refer to what actually happens as opposed to what is meant or believed to happen) in theory this method is ideal—in practice it is unrealistic Example sentencesExamples While these travellers might not support globalism in theory, in practice it oozes from their every pore. The current one has proved to be rather unwieldy in practice and I shall be glad to consign it to history. Thus imprisonment and the exercise of conjugal rights are incompatible in practice. These different layers of management in practice merge into each other. There are four possible explanations for why performance data have so little influence in practice. It remains to be seen whether in practice the discretion is exercised lawfully. He argues that in practice researchers do not base their decisions about sample size on a single estimate of a variable. Well, you might say, that is all very well, but how does it translate in practice? But many of them only serve the slogan with their lips, and do not abide by it in practice. Critics, however, argued that such contracts were unenforceable in practice. Synonyms in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically, effectively 2Currently proficient in a particular activity or skill as a result of repeated exercise or performance of it. out of practice Not currently proficient in a particular activity or skill due to not having exercised or performed it for some time. he was out of practice at interrogation Example sentencesExamples I'm just out of practice, or at least my legs are out of practice. This means that when finally offered the opportunity to speak, I'm liable to begin with apologising for being so out of practice, and then to start blithering unstoppably. Maybe I got out of practice over the weekend, but I don't think so. It was quite hard to get back into a once familiar groove of academic research, because now I have no library borrowing privileges and am out of practice with the convoluted argot in which the material is written. In an article on the front page, the revelers were referred to as ‘long-suffering fans who are a little out of practice when it comes to celebrating a championship.’ It had been a long, long, long time since I had kissed anyone, so my skills were probably way out of practice, but Jill didn't seem to care. The ones that have been on TV lately are out of practice and come across as lame. But being out of practice shouldn't change my way of seeing the world. He may find this hard work after having been out of practice for so long, but I suggest it will be good for him, and certainly for Australian journalism. Obviously, I haven't gotten far yet: the oars are stiff and my arms sore, out of practice as they are. Synonyms rusty, unpractised practice makes perfect Used to convey that regular exercise of an activity or skill is the way to become proficient in it, especially when encouraging someone to persist in it. Example sentencesExamples Subsequently, she advises: ‘Draw like crazy; practice makes perfect.’ Repetition is the mother of skill, and practice makes perfect. Note: if the batter is not staying together, add an egg; if it's too thin add flour, too thick, add milk - it may be necessary to adjust to get the best results - practice makes perfect, really! People say that practice makes perfect, but instead, every time I fail, I find I'm worse off the next time. But, working on the premise that practice makes perfect, he continues to improve and is entitled to feel he is the second best player in the world at the moment, even if his official ranking is fifth. But if practice makes perfect, I'm better equipped for my next foray into self-discipline, which begins the day this column is published. I'm auditioning for several big events this year, and practice makes perfect. But practice makes perfect, and my vocal speech skills can always be bettered. Remember that practice makes perfect, so kiss often and be kissed! When an athlete is trying to hone his or her skills the cliché often used is practice makes perfect. practice what one preaches Do what one advises others to do. 躬行己说，身体力行 Origin Late Middle English: the verb from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun) of praktikos (see practical); the noun from the verb in the earlier spelling practise, on the pattern of pairs such as advise, advice. noun.1 phr.
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