all bark and no bite

短语

光说不做

发音

AU

别名

all bark but no bite all bark no bite

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.

    光说不做

    干打雷，不下雨

    不下雨

    习语
  2. 2.

    Often making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath.

    刀子嘴豆腐心

    习语
  3. 3.

    Aggressive but never combative.

    习语

    The phrase "all bark, no bite" could have been coined for our mutts; couple of wimps, those two.