Put up or shut up!

Put up or shut up!
Put up or shut up!
1. Inf. a command to prove something or stop talking about it; Do something or stop promising to do it! •

I'm tired of your telling everyone how fast you can run. Now, do it! Put up or shut up!

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Now's your chance to show us that you can run as fast as you can talk. Put up or shut up!

2. Inf. a command to bet money in support of what one advocates. •

If you think that your horse is faster than mine, then make a bet. Put up or shut up!

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You think you can beat me at cards? Twenty bucks says you're wrong. Put up or shut up!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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