Idioms linked to “말01” · Linked dictionary word
English rendering Talk without acting Literal translation: “Put words first”
Speak before acting and fail to follow through.
Dictionary example 1
말만 앞세우지 말고 행동으로 좀 보여 줘 봐.
Read the meanings, trace, then cover above the masking line and write. Uncover, choose a meaning, and make your own sentence.
Writing text말만 앞세우다
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A silent film that writes the headword and its meaning.
2 meanings Start a topic or disclose a secret Begin speaking on some topic 
2 meanings Be criticized; respond to handling Receive reprimands or become a target of criticism. 
begin to speak To begin speaking. 
Coordinate one’s stories Ensure one’s account matches another’s in order to tell a third party the same thing 
be beyond words To be so extreme that one cannot bear to describe it in words. 
Hold back one's words Stop oneself from saying what one intended. 
be speechless To be unable to speak from shock or disbelief. 
2 meanings Speak haltingly or harshly Have one’s words stammer and falter 
2 meanings A topic arises; a secret gets out A conversation about something begins. 
2 meanings make sense or reach an agreement For what is said to be reasonable. 
Shared · 2 Cut someone off Stop another person speaking in the middle of their remarks 
Stop someone speaking Make someone unable to speak 
Shared · 2 Begin speaking Open one's mouth and begin talking. 
Shared · 2 be able to speak For words to come out of one’s mouth. 
Be left speechless Become unable to get words out of one’s mouth 
Start to speak Come to open one's mouth and speak. 
stand firm in one’s argument To refuse to yield in one’s assertions. 
Have one's words carry weight Have things carried out as one says. 
start talking Colloquially, to open one’s mouth and begin speaking. 
Shared · 2 Begin speaking Open one’s mouth and start speaking Browse in Hangul order.
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