"walk the walk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: walks the walk [present, singular, third-person], walking the walk [participle, present], walked the walk [participle, past], walked the walk [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} walk the walk (third-person singular simple present walks the walk, present participle walking the walk, simple past and past participle walked the walk)
  1. To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through. Related terms: talk the talk, walk the talk, walk out (english: something), money talks, bullshit walks Translations (follow up on what one has promised): faut que les bottines suivent les babines (French)

Inflected forms

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