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Some people talk a lot. Others, not so much. But how can talking have a price?
Speaker A: Jonathan, this weekend I am going to organize my work space. It’s going to be clean and… organized…
Speaker B: You’ve been talking about that for months!
Speaker A: It takes time.
Speaker B: Anna, talk is cheap. Just clean your office.
It’s easy to say you’re going to do something. It’s a lot harder to actually do it. This is what “talk is cheap” means. Another expression that means the same thing is “actions speak louder than words.”
And that’s English in a Minute!
*This article has been edited and reprinted from VOA Learning English with permission from Voice of America (VOA) for use in English language materials.