one's bark is worse than one's bite

English

Phrase

one's bark is worse than one's bite

1. (idiomatic) The individual acts threatening 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

• barking dogs seldom bite
• all bark and no bite

Translations

acts threatening but relatively harmless

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Armenian: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Mandarin: 刀子嘴豆腐心 (cmn) (dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn), 善吠的狗很少咬人 (cmn) (shàn fèi-de gǒu hěn shǎo yǎo rén) Czech: pes, který štěká, nekouše (cs) Dutch: Blaffende honden bijten niet (nl) Finnish: haukkuva koira ei pure (fi) French: chien qui aboie ne mord pas (fr) German: Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht (de)

Hindi: please add this translation if you can Italian: cani che abbaia non morde (it) Japanese: 弱い犬ほどよく吠る (ja) (よわいいぬほどよくほえる, yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru) Korean: please add this translation if you can Polish: pies który dużo szczeka - nie gryzie (pl) Portuguese: cão que ladra não morde (pt) Russian: собака, которая лает — не кусает (ru) (sobáka, kotóraja lájet — ne kusájet), лающая собака не кусает (ru) (lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet) Spanish: perro ladrador, poco mordedor (es)perro que ladra no muerde (es) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can