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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• 反義諺語都有了。APAD，constant dropping wears away a stone -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 08:38:08

• 這兩個有關聯嗎? 一個是說紙老虎。一個說是微小的積累可以有大的成功 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/10/2023 postreply 10:39:13

• 我的意思是學了這麽久的APAD，不隻會了諺語，連諺語的反義諺語都會了。這不就是水滴石穿的效果嗎？ -妖妖靈- ♀ (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

• 愛叫的狗不咬人，嗬嗬，明槍易擋，暗箭難防，有道理啊 ：）的確跟那個靜海覆舟很相似 -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/11/2023 postreply 09:50:34

• “明槍易擋，暗箭難防”一句中文把兩句英文諺語都包括啦！玉教中英文皆厲害！：） -妖妖靈- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/11/2023 postreply 14:37:36

• 哪裏呀，兩個都不好，就靠那點底子，有的字都忘了，還要查字典，大家一起玩玩就是。這個英文成語節目不錯。短小精悍， -天玉之- ♀ (39 bytes) () 04/12/2023 postreply 08:38:28