"suit the action to the word" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: suits the action to the word [present, singular, third-person], suiting the action to the word [participle, present], suited the action to the word [participle, past], suited the action to the word [past]
Etymology: A phrase from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} suit the action to the word (third-person singular simple present suits the action to the word, present participle suiting the action to the word, simple past and past participle suited the action to the word)
  1. (idiomatic) To do what one has just proposed or spoken of. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: actions speak louder than words
    Sense id: en-suit_the_action_to_the_word-en-verb-MTbzpc~v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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