practice what one preaches en · VERB
Meanings
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(US) To act in accordance with the advice and teachings one gives to others.
I'm a victim of the very song I sing, yeah / Why don't you practice what you preach? / That's what everybody keep tellin' me / They say, "My advice is good for others (ooh-ooh) / It's got to be good for me" / Can't you see?
1978, Candi Staton, “Victim”, in House of Love:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| practices what one preaches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| practicing what one preaches | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| practise what one preaches | alternative | lexicographic | |
| practiced what one preached | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| practiced what one preached | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
fr prêcher d’exemple (act in harmony with one's teachings) · fr vivre ce que l'on prêche (act in harmony with one's teachings) · cmn 說到做到 /说到做到 (act in harmony with one's teachings) · pl praktykuj, jak głosisz (act in harmony with one's teachings) · cmn 身體力行 /身体力行 (act in harmony with one's teachings) · es predicar con el ejemplo (act in harmony with one's teachings) · cmn 言行一致 (act in harmony with one's teachings) · ru слова не должны расходиться с делом (act in harmony with one's teachings) · fi tehdä niin kuin sanoo (act in harmony with one's teachings) · sv leva som man lär (act in harmony with one's teachings)