en all bark and no bite

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en all hat and no cattle (a) ➜
  • ja 口ほどにもない (a) ➜
  • ja 口ほどにも無い (a) ➜
  • ja 口程にもない (a) ➜
  • ja 口程にも無い (a) ➜
  • el ολο λογια ➜
  • es mucho ruido y pocas nueces ➜
  • fi paljon porua vähän villoja ➜
  • fr grande gueule ➜
  • it tutto fumo e niente arrosto ➜
  • km ឆ្កែព្រុសមិនដែលខាំ ➜
  • pl krowa która dużo ryczy mało mleka daje ➜
  • sv stor i orden men liten på jorden ➜
  • zh 光打雷 不下雨 ➜
  • zh 光说不做 ➜
  • en all talk and no action (n) ➜

Related terms

  • en action ➜
  • en cutting ➜
  • en gentle ➜
  • en personality ➜
  • en power ➜
  • en pretentious ➜
  • en remarks ➜
  • en substance ➜
  • en talk ➜
  • en barking dogs seldom bite ➜
  • en more cry than wool ➜
  • en one's bark is worse than one's bite ➜
  • en paper tiger (n) ➜
  • es mucho ruido y pocas nueces (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 400520034-P
  • en.wiktionary.org all bark and no bite
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