actions speak louder than words
- actions speak louder than words
First recorded in its current form in the United States.
1628 J. PYM Speech 4 Apr. in Hansard Parliamentary Hist. England (1807) II. 274 ‘A word spoken in season is like an Apple of Gold set in Pictures of Silver,’ and actions are more precious than words.
1736 Melancholy State of Province in A. M. Davis Colonial Currency (1911) III. 137 Actions speak louder than Words, and are more to be regarded.
1856 A. LINCOLN Works (1953) II. 352 ‘Actions speak louder than words’ is the maxim; and, if true, the South now distinctly says to the North, ‘Give us the measures, and you take the men.’
1939 M. STUART Dead Men sing no Songs xii. Deeds speak louder than words. First she tells you the most damning things she can.., and then she begs you to believe he’s innocent in spite of them?
2008 Times 21 July 13 If he flares up at you..lock yourself in the bathroom and have a nice bath with a good book. Sometimes actions speak louder than words.
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actions speak louder than words — phrase used for saying that what you do is more important than what you say you will do Thesaurus: words used to describe actions and activitieshyponym something that is easy to dosynonym Main entry: action * * * actions speak louder than words… … Useful english dictionary
actions speak louder than words — This idiom means that what people actually do is more important than what they say people can promise things but then fail to deliver … The small dictionary of idiomes
actions speak louder than words — ► actions speak louder than words proverb what someone actually does means more than what they say they will do. Main Entry: ↑action … English terms dictionary
actions speak louder than words — What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. A proverb. * /John promised to help me, but he didn t. Actions speak louder than words./ * /Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best… … Dictionary of American idioms
actions speak louder than words — What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. A proverb. * /John promised to help me, but he didn t. Actions speak louder than words./ * /Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best… … Dictionary of American idioms
actions\ speak\ louder\ than\ words — proverb What you do shows your character better and is more important than what you say. John promised to help me, but he didn t. Actions speak louder than words. Joe is very quiet, but actions speak louder than words. He is the best player on… … Словарь американских идиом
actions speak louder than words — people judge by actions more than words, practice what you preach Parents should remember that actions speak louder than words. Kids imitate their parents … English idioms
Actions speak louder than words. — something that you say which means that what you do is more important than what you say. Of course the government have made all sorts of promises but as we all know, actions speak louder than words … New idioms dictionary
actions speak louder than words — what someone does is more important than what someone says. You have to prepare for what your opponents could do, not what they say they ll do, because actions speak louder than words … New idioms dictionary
actions speak louder than words — actual deeds are more important than stated intentions … English contemporary dictionary
