talk is cheap

phrase

—used to mean that it is easy to say that one will do something
Talk is cheap. I need to see results.

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But talk is cheap until the number of coaches of color around the league increases. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 But talk is cheap—and few are actually willing to do it themselves. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025 With powerful guitars and frenetic drums, the duo let their former flames know that talk is cheap, and their time is officially up. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024

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“Talk is cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20is%20cheap. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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