"practice what one preaches" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: practices what one preaches [present, singular, third-person], practicing what one preaches [participle, present], practiced what one preached [participle, past], practiced what one preached [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|practice<> what one preaches<preaches,preaches,preached>}} practice what one preaches (third-person singular simple present practices what one preaches, present participle practicing what one preaches, simple past and past participle practiced what one preached)
  1. (American spelling) To act in harmony with one's teachings and advice. Tags: US Synonyms: practise what one preaches Related terms: preach water and drink wine Translations (act in harmony with one's teachings): 說到做到 (Chinese Mandarin), 说到做到 (shuōdàozuòdào) (Chinese Mandarin), 言行一致 (yánxíngyízhì) (Chinese Mandarin), 身體力行 (Chinese Mandarin), 身体力行 (shēntǐlìxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), tehdä niin kuin sanoo (Finnish), prêcher d’exemple (French), praktykuj, jak głosisz [imperfective] (Polish), слова не должны расходиться с делом (slova ne dolžny rasxoditʹsja s delom) (Russian), predicar con el ejemplo (Spanish), leva som man lär (english: to live as one teaches) (Swedish)

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