talk the talk
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Meaning · English
to speak confidently and persuasively about something
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
nói một cách tự tin và thuyết phục về điều gì đó
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: speak the speech
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
He can talk the talk at Davos.
If you're going to talk the talk, you ' ve got to be prepared to walk the walk.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “talk the talk” mean?
to speak confidently and persuasively about something Literally: speak the speech
Is “talk the talk” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.