suit the action to the word

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To do what one has just proposed or spoken of. idiomatic
    — “Hide!” cried Ebony, with a roll of his huge eyes, as he suited the action to the word, […]

词形变化

词源

A phrase from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
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