English
Phrase
one's bark is worse than one's bite
- (idiomatic) The individual acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless.
- Her bark is worse than her bite.
- His bark is worse than his bite.
- Its bark is worse than its bite.
Related terms
Translations
acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless
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- Greek: σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skýlos pou gavgízei den dankónei), σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει (skylí pou gavgízei den dankónei)
- Hindi:
- Italian: cani che abbaia non morde
- Japanese: 弱い犬ほどよく吠る (よわいいぬほどよくほえる, yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru)
- Korean:
- Polish: pies który dużo szczeka - nie gryzie
- Portuguese: cão que ladra não morde (pt)
- Romanian: câinele care latră mult, mușcă rar
- Russian: соба́ка, кото́рая ла́ет — не куса́ет (sobáka, kotóraja lájet — ne kusájet), ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет (lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet)
- Spanish: perro ladrador, poco mordedorperro que ladra no muerde
- Vietnamese:
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