actions repugnant to one’s words; be all say and no do; failto live up to one’s professions (/what one pro fesses); one does not do what one preaches; one’s actions do not square with one’s promises; one’s acts belie one’s words (/commitments); one’s conduct is at variance with his words; one’s deeds do not match one’s words; one’s words and deeds are not in accord;preach one thing but practise another; say one thing and (/but) do another; talk one way and behave another/“所有的知識分子干部，都是～的？”沈振新再問道。(吳強《紅日》35)“You think all intellectual cadres are all say and no do?” asked Shen Zhenxin.
言行不一
one’s action does not square with his promise; one’s deeds do not match (or square with)one’s words;the deeds do not match the words;talk one way and behave another;duplicity in words and deeds
言行不一yán xínɡ bù yī
說的和做的不一樣。say one thing and do another, one’s actions are not in keeping with one’s promises, talk one way and do another