Talk is cheap 意為「開空頭支票；隨便說說而已」。這個慣用語於 1800 年代開始使用至今，但確切起源不得而知。
1800 年代流行的成語中有幾個是以 talk is cheap 作開頭，如 talk is cheap but it takes money to buy a farm、talk is cheap but it takes money to buy whiskey、talk is cheap until you hire a lawyer 等等。
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