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лающая собака не кусает meaning in English

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лающая собака не кусает phrase

barking dogs seldom bite(people who make threats rarely carry them out)
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[UK: ˈbɑːkɪŋ dɒɡz ˈsel.dəm baɪt] [US: ˈbɑːrkɪŋ ˈdɑːɡz ˈsel.dəm ˈbaɪt]

one's bark is worse than one's bite(one acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless)
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