PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS

Keuk-Tae Kim typed thus:
[nq:1]Hello. Today, I learned the expression 'PUT YOUR MOMEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.' I couldn't understand what it means. What does it mean by 'MOUTH'? Does it mean 'spend you money in something you need'?[/nq]
"your mouth" means "what you are talking about". The phrase is telling you to stop talking about a subject and actually do something.
So if you kept telli

[nq:1]Keuk-Tae Kim typed thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]Hello. Today, I learned the expression 'PUT YOUR MOMEY WHERE ... Does it mean 'spend you money in something you need'?[/nq]
[nq:1]"your mouth" means "what you are talking about". The phrase is telling you to stop talking about a subject and ... in the company". It indicates that you are thought not to be serious enough to back your opinion with mon

[nq:2]Keuk-Tae Kim typed thus: "your mouth" means "what you are ... to be serious enough to back your opinion with money.[/nq]
[nq:1]It is also frequently used in contexts where money is not factor. "One of these days I'm going to get off this couch and get in shape." "You've been saying that for years; why don't you put your money where your mouth is."[/nq]
And in particular, I associate

[nq:1]Keuk-Tae Kim typed thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]Hello. Today, I learned the expression 'PUT YOUR MOMEY WHERE ... Does it mean 'spend you money in something you need'?[/nq]
[nq:1]"your mouth" means "what you are talking about". The phrase is telling you to stop talking about a subject and ... in the company". It indicates that you are thought not to be serious enough to back your opinion with mon

[nq:1]Hello. Today, I learned the expression 'PUT YOUR MOMEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.' I couldn't understand what it means. What does it mean by 'MOUTH'? Does it mean 'spend you money in something you need'?[/nq]
I think of this as another (earlier) version of: If you can't walk the walk, then don't talk the talk. That was the subject of an earlier thread.

It indicates that the speaker is

[nq:2]It is also frequently used in contexts where money is ... why don't you put your money where your mouth is."[/nq]
[nq:1]And in particular, I associate its origins with placing a bet stop merely talking (for example, about how fast your horse is) and act on your conviction by agreeing to a wager. I don't find anything on how old of a phrase it is.[/nq]
The earliest cite in the OED is

[nq:1]Hello. Today, I learned the expression 'PUT YOUR MOMEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.' I couldn't understand what it means. What does it mean by 'MOUTH'?[/nq]
Talk is cheap. Be willing to back up those words with a genuine commitment.
You say the Koreans will win the gymnastics competition, how much are you willing to bet?
I've heard you claim Venice to be the place you'd like to sp

[nq:1]The earliest cite in the OED (RF: from Zora Neale Hurston) is from 1942. It is not clear whether this ... (Can anyone else confirm that there used to be but no longer is free access to the historical newspaper database on Proquest?)[/nq]
I dunno. I get free access to ProQuest through a library at a university I was formerly affiliated with.
Anyway, ProQuest predates the OED as usual,

[nq:2]The earliest cite in the OED (RF: from Zora Neale ... longer is free access to the historical newspaper database on Proquest?)[/nq]
I had heard about Proquest before it became available, and when it did arrive, it cost a great deal for individual subscribers. My impression is that the few people with Proquest here got it through institutions.
[nq:1]"Let Simpson put his money where hi

[nq:1]It is also frequently used in contexts where money is not factor. "One of these days I'm going to get off this couch and get in shape." "You've been saying that for years; why don't you put your money where your mouth is."[/nq]
I associate it with charity for the destitute or other charitable causes: If you really feel strongly about (fight against whatever) put your money where your mou