Idiom
preach water and drink wine
Meaning
To act hypocritically; to fail to practice what one preaches.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He tells us to save money, but he preaches water and drinks wine.”
“The politician promised to cut government spending, yet he continues to preach water and drink wine by approving expensive new projects.”
“While the professor publicly condemns the influence of corporate wealth on academia, his private consulting contracts suggest he preaches water and drinks wine.”
Examples
simple
“He tells us to save money, but he preaches water and drinks wine.”
contextual
“The politician promised to cut government spending, yet he continues to preach water and drink wine by approving expensive new projects.”
complex
“While the professor publicly condemns the influence of corporate wealth on academia, his private consulting contracts suggest he preaches water and drinks wine.”
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