Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put one's money where one's mouth is

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: put one's -money where one's -mouth is
IPA

46

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or take a bet.

verb

To take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.

Example Sentences

""The scientists are right to be extremely cautious about interpreting these findings," said Jim Al-Khalili, a physicist from the University of Surrey, who suggested that a simple error in the measurement is probably the source of all the fuss..."So let me put my money where my mouth is: if the Cern experiment proves to be correct and neutrinos have broken the speed of light, I will eat my boxer shorts on live TV.""
""We've put money towards it and it's up to government to put the money where its mouth is.""

Inflected Forms

puts one's money where one's mouth is (present, singular) putting one's money where one's mouth is (participle, present) put one's money where one's mouth was (participle, past) put one's money where one's mouth was (past)

Phrases

put up or shut up talk is cheap write checks one can't cash skin in the game walk the talk

Frequently Paired Words

put up or shut up talk is cheap write checks one can't cash skin in the game walk the talk

Questions

What does put one's money where one's mouth is mean?: To make or take a bet.

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