APAD: Barking dogs seldom bite.

Barking dogs seldom bite.

People who appear threatening rarely do harm.

Example: X: I’m really scared to report delay in the project to my temperamental boss. Y: I don’t think you should worry too much about it. Barking dogs seldom bite.

 

it seems the counterpart of another common proverb:  "It is the still and silent sea that drowns a man."

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• 反义谚语都有了。APAD，constant dropping wears away a stone -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 08:38:08

• 这两个有关联吗? 一个是说纸老虎。一个说是微小的积累可以有大的成功 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 10:39:13

• 我的意思是学了这么久的APAD，不只会了谚语，连谚语的反义谚语都会了。这不就是水滴石穿的效果吗？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 15:57:32

• Very true. Fear those still and silent dogs :-) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 10:18:15

• 爱叫的狗不咬人，呵呵，明枪易挡，暗箭难防，有道理啊 ：）的确跟那个静海覆舟很相似 -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/11/2023 postreply 09:50:34

• “明枪易挡，暗箭难防”一句中文把两句英文谚语都包括啦！玉教中英文皆厉害！：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/11/2023 postreply 14:37:36

• 哪里呀，两个都不好，就靠那点底子，有的字都忘了，还要查字典，大家一起玩玩就是。这个英文成语节目不错。短小精悍， -天玉之- ♀ (39 bytes) () 04/12/2023 postreply 08:38:28