talk the talk
TAWK the TAWK
tɔːk ðə tɔːkListen
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to use the correct language, terminology, and confident manner of speaking associated with a particular field, role, or way of life, especially without necessarily possessing the genuine knowledge, skills, or experience to back it up; the full form of the expression is talk the talk and walk the walk, where walking the walk means actually doing what one claims; used alone, talk the talk often carries a mildly sceptical implication about the gap between verbal performance and substantive ability
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