practise what one preached

practise what one preached
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Take counsel by an old soldier, who fully practises what he preaches, and beseeches you to beware of the bottle. (W. Thackeray, ‘The Newcomes’, ch. XIV) — Послушайте старого солдата, у которого слово никогда не расходится с делом и который просит вас остерегаться бутылки.

I could not help seeing that none of these clergymen practised what they preached. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Summing Up’, ch. 65) — Я видел, что ни один из этих священников не делает того, к чему призывает в своих проповедях.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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