No sooner said than done.
Proverbs on a similar topic
- Easier said than done.
- A bargain is a bargain.
- An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
- Saying and doing are two things.
- To promise and give nothing, is comfort to a fool.
- Promises are like pie-crusts, made to be broken.
- He that promises too much, means nothing.
- Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter.
Related proverbs
Similar proverbs in the same language
English
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So said so done.
- Words bind men.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Dictum et factum.
Said and done.
French
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Aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait.
No sooner said than done.
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Un homme d'honneur n'a qu'une parole.
A man of honor has only one word.
German
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Ein Mann, ein Wort.
One man, one word.
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Gesagt, getan.
No sooner said than done.
Czech
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Slovo je slovo.
A word is a word.
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Řečeno a uděláno.
Said and done.
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Slovo dělá muže.
The word makes the man.
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Muž — slovo.
Man - the word.
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Dobrý dí, dobrý splní.
Good work, good meet.
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Slíbiti jest pansky, držeti chlapsky.
To promise is manly, to keep is manly.