"one's bark is worse than one's bite" meaning in English

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        "One acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless."
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        "(idiomatic) One acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless."
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        {
          "word": "barking dogs seldom bite"
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          "word": "all bark and no bite"
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          "word": "sell wolf tickets"
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          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "hačʿan šunə čʿi kcum",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
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          "roman": "dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "刀子嘴豆腐心"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shàn fèi-de gǒu hěn shǎo yǎo rén",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "善吠的狗很少咬人"
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          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
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          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "Blaffende honden bijten niet"
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          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "ŝelo estas pli malbona ol via mordo"
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          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "haukkuva koira ei pure"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "chien qui aboie ne mord pas"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "can ladrador, pouco mordedor"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "skýlos pou gavgízei den dagkónei",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει"
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          "roman": "skylí pou gavgízei den dagkónei",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "cani che abbaia non morde"
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        {
          "alt": "よわいいぬほどよくほえる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "弱い犬ほどよく吠る"
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          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "Hënn, déi billen, bäissen net"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "pies który dużo szczeka - nie gryzie"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "cão que ladra não morde"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "câinele care latră mult, mușcă rar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "соба́ка, кото́рая ла́ет — не куса́ет (sobáka, kotóraja lájet — ne kusájet)",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет"
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
          "word": "perro ladrador, poco mordedor"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
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      "roman": "hačʿan šunə čʿi kcum",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "刀子嘴豆腐心"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shàn fèi-de gǒu hěn shǎo yǎo rén",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "善吠的狗很少咬人"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "pes, který štěká, nekouše"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "Blaffende honden bijten niet"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "ŝelo estas pli malbona ol via mordo"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "haukkuva koira ei pure"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "chien qui aboie ne mord pas"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "can ladrador, pouco mordedor"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "skýlos pou gavgízei den dagkónei",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "σκύλος που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "skylí pou gavgízei den dagkónei",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "σκυλί που γαβγίζει δεν δαγκώνει"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "cani che abbaia non morde"
    },
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      "alt": "よわいいぬほどよくほえる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yowai inu hodo yoku hoeru",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "弱い犬ほどよく吠る"
    },
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      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "Hënn, déi billen, bäissen net"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "pies który dużo szczeka - nie gryzie"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "cão que ladra não morde"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "câinele care latră mult, mușcă rar"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "соба́ка, кото́рая ла́ет — не куса́ет (sobáka, kotóraja lájet — ne kusájet)",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lájuščaja sobáka ne kusájet",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "ла́ющая соба́ка не куса́ет"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
      "word": "perro ladrador, poco mordedor"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless",
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