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translate something into action
turn an idea into practical results
To translate an idea or support into action means to use it to produce practical results.
Hear it in real life
Do people support the project?
Yes, but we need to translate that support into action.
The council needs to translate its promises into action before residents lose patience.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The group translated the idea to action.
Say: The group translated the idea into action.
Use the fixed preposition “into” when saying that an idea becomes practical action.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
translate an idea into action; translate support into action
Your turn: say it out loud
The council needs to translate its promises into action before residents lose patience.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
translate something into action
turn an idea into practical results
“The council needs to translate its promises into action before residents lose patience.”
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