Don't just promise to help, because talk is cheap.
talk is cheap
idiomIt is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.
Origin
first recorded 18th c.The expression first appears c. 1783 in the play All pleas'd at last.
He keeps saying he will fix the broken fence, but talk is cheap and he never actually picks up a hammer.
While the politician delivered a passionate speech about reform, the voters remained skeptical, knowing well that talk is cheap when compared to the reality of legislative action.
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all talk and no cider
All talk and no results.
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big talk
Statements which are boastful or exaggerated.
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cheap drunk
Someone who is easily intoxicated.
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cheap thrill
Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.
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coffee talk
Informal conversation among friends or acquaintances, of the kind that occurs in a casual gathering where people sit together and drink coffee.
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fold like a cheap suit
To give up easily; capitulate.
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hold cheap
To have a low esteem for (someone or something); to hold in contempt; to look down upon.
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if these walls could talk
Used to denote a location with an interesting or controversial history.