Idiom: actions speak louder than words

[Kati Svaby]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #300 "English Slang Idioms (22)", question 1

She didn't believe that he would ever change. He said he would, but actions speak louder than ..........

(a) thoughts
(b) intentions
(c) words
(d) concepts

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #300 "English Slang Idioms (22)", answer 1

She didn't believe that he would ever change. He said he would, but actions speak louder than words.

Correct answer: (c) words
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The actions speak louder than words. Does it mean: when deeds speak, words are nothing. ?
Kati Svaby
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.

[Beeesneees]

Not quite. It means that things you do mean more than the things you say you will do.
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Cheers m' dears!