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Shona Definition
Hazvinetsi kutaura nomuromo kana munhu achivimbisa mumwe. Muromo hausiri iwo unopa zvinhu asi kunotozoti kana chinhu ichi chavapo maoko ndiwo anozadzisa vimbiso iya.
English Translation
Opening one's mouth costs nothing, but shutting it again is hard. Making a promise is easy; it is the hands that must finally make good on it.
Cultural Context
“Applied to someone who pledges freely but has yet to act on the pledge.”
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