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Definition 2024

all_bark_and_no_bite

all bark and no bite

English

Alternative forms

all bark but no bite

Adjective

all bark and no bite ‎(not comparable)

(idiomatic) Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
(idiomatic) Describes someone who often says cutting remarks, but actually has a soft personality underneath.

Translations

full of big talk

Chinese:
Mandarin:
Finnish: paljon porua, vähän villoja
French: grande gueule (fr)
Greek: όλο λόγια ‎(ólo lógia)

Italian: tutto fumo e niente arrosto
Khmer: ឆ្កែព្រុសមិនដែលខាំ ‎(chhkêprŭsmĭndêlkhăm)
Polish: krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje (pl) (a cow that moos much, gives little milk)
Russian:
Spanish: mucho ruido y pocas nueces
Swedish: stor i orden men liten på jorden

says cutting remarks, but actually has a soft personality underneath

Chinese:
Mandarin:
Finnish: kova päältä, pehmeä sisältä
Greek: σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει ‎(skylí pou gavgízei den dankónei), σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει ‎(skýlos pou gavgízei den dankónei)

Italian: cane che abbaia non morde
Khmer: បានតែព្រុស ‎(bantêprŭs)
Russian:
Spanish: perro ladrador, poco mordedor