Actions speak louder than words
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7What you do is more important than what you say
कथनी से करनी बड़ी
He promised eight things and delivered one; actions speak louder than words.
Actions speak louder than words is checked in a register.
Daily use: Iska matlab kaam bolta hai.
बोलने की आवाज़ कान तक जाती है, करने की आवाज़ याद तक। लोग आपके words भूल जाते हैं, पर आपके actions याद रखते हैं।
Words reach only the ear, but actions reach the memory. People soon forget what you said; they remember what you did.
SSC में meaning पूछा जाता है — what you do matters more than what you say; option में 'empty promises' (कोरे वादे) जैसा उल्टा भाव trap बनता है।
SSC asks for the meaning 'what you do matters more than what you say'; an option like 'empty promises' expresses the opposite idea and acts as a trap.