practice what one preaches

practice what one preaches

English

Verb

practice what one preaches

1. To act in harmony with one's teachings and advice.

Usage notes

• Often used as a retort to a hypocritical critic.

Translations

act in harmony with one's teachings

Chinese: Mandarin: 說到做到 (zh), 说到做到 (zh) (shuōdàozuòdào), 言行一致 (zh) (yánxíngyízhì), 身體力行 (zh), 身体力行 (zh) (shēntǐlìxíng) Finnish: tehdä niin kuin sanoo French: prêcher d’exemple (fr)

Russian: please add this translation if you can Spanish: predicar con el ejemplo Swedish: leva som man lär (to live as one teaches)