| 单词 | to practise what one preaches |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto practise what one preaches d. transitive. to practise what one preaches and variants: to live or act according to a principle or the set of principles one advocates. ΚΠ 1615 N. Byfield Expos. Epist. Colossians 84 To this end they must practise what they preach, and auoyd enuy, passion, contention, and partialitie. 1667 J. Caryll Eng. Princess iii. i. 25 O Sir! that you had practis'd what you preach! 1733 B. Franklin Poor Richard's Almanack 1187 A taught horse, and a woman to teach, and teachers practising what they preach. 1749 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 2) V. ii. 18 I must needs say, that the Clergy should practise what they preach. 1880 T. Hardy Trumpet-major I. 77 When..parsons practise what they preach; Then little Boney he'll pounce down. 1929 A. Huxley Do what you Will 153 Rasputin practised what he preached, and sinned—most conspicuously..in relation to the seventh commandment. 2000 Daily Tel. 28 June 20/2 The Government must practice what it preaches about joined-up thinking if it is to deal with the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals. < as lemmas |
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