The proof is in the "do"

What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say. Ralph Waldo Emerson

People, actions do speak louder than words. They mean more too. Words can be empty and meaningless when action does not prove them true. Telling someone you love them but physically and/or verbally punching them doesn't really match up does it? Do *you* really think they are going to believe your empty sentiment? We are just making a bunch of noise with our words if actions don't come behind them to prove them. Our actions do most of our speaking for us. You may not like it but it's true. Our words should be what reinforces our actions because our actions carry more volume in our lives. Talk all you want but just make sure your words will be proven true with your actions, for that is what people are actually listening to and hearing.

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Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

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