all bark and no bite (English, adj)
expansion: all bark and no bite (not comparable)
Senses:
glosses: Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
tags: idiomatic
not-comparable
glosses: Often making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath.
tags: idiomatic
not-comparable
glosses: Aggressive but never combative.
tags: idiomatic
not-comparable
Forms:
form: all bark but no bite
tags: alternative
form: all bark no bite
tags: alternative