talk is cheap

Etymology
The expression first appears c. 1783 in the play All pleas'd at last.

Proverb

 * 1)  It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Moroccan Arabic: الهدرة ما تشري خضرة
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 说着容易做着难
 * Finnish: puhe on halpaa
 * French: c'est facile de parler, un con qui marche va plus loin qu'un intellectuel assis
 * Greek: αλλού τα κακαρίσματα κι αλλού γεννούν οι κότες
 * Italian: si fa presto a parlare
 * Japanese: 口では大阪の城も建つ
 * Latvian: gudri dirst nav malku cirst
 * Lombard:
 * Western: se fa a svelta a parlà
 * Maori: he kōrero i pahawa
 * Portuguese: falar é fácil
 * Russian: болта́ть — не мешки́ воро́чать, пизде́ть — не мешки́ воро́чать, хва́стать — не коси́ть, спина́ не боли́т
 * Sranan Tongo: a no babariman e broko pranasi