| 单词 | put one's money where one's mouth is |
| 释义 | put one's money where one's mouth isBack up one's opinion with action, as in He goes on and on about helping the homeless; I wish he'd put his money where his mouth is. This idiom, alluding to contributing cash to support one's stated views, has been broadened to include any kind of action. [First half of 1900s] Words nearby put one's money where one's mouth isput one's foot in it, put one's hand to, put one's head on the block, put one's house in order, put one's mind to, put one's money where one's mouth is, put one's nose out of joint, put one's oar in, put one's shoulder to the wheel, Putonghua, put on hold The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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