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Definition of all bark and no bite
all bark and no bite
- to talk a lot but never take action.
On Kashmir problem everyone is all bark and no bite.
Last edited on Aug 25 2016. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'all': | |
| Definitions include: a penis. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "all but dissertation". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "all day I dream about sex". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: See be all about. | |
| Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not. | |
| Definitions include: the feeling when you defecate huge and your anus is stretched. | |
| Definitions include: a student who has completed all parts of advanced education with the exception of completing, presenting, and defending their dissertation. | |
| Definitions include: communication saying that trouble is no longer present, or that previously delayed plans can continue on their original course. | |
| Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: in functioning order or at a level of acceptability; "fine". | |
| Definitions include: "all good." | |
| Definitions include: A male who is known for being adored by many females. | |
Other terms relating to 'and': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery". | |
| Definitions include: "rain". | |
| Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''. | |
| Definitions include: clumsy. | |
| Definitions include: better than all that. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action. | |
| Definitions include: a lot of money. | |
| Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: et cetera. | |
| Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount. | |
| Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of agreement. | |
| Definitions include: used to emphasize the preceding statement. | |
Other terms relating to 'bark': | |
| Definitions include: a metaphorical creature on which flatulence ("farts") can be blamed. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit outdoors. | |
| Definitions include: crazy. | |
| Definitions include: an imaginary creature to blame flatulence on. | |
| Definitions include: to seek something from the wrong person or place. | |
| Definitions include: a fart. | |
Other terms relating to 'bite': | |
| Definitions include: a young child. | |
| Definitions include: to be of poor quality, displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: to have negative consequences. | |
| Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground. | |
| Definitions include: a command, similar to "Go to hell!" (i.e. "Leave me alone!" | |
| Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master. | |
| Definitions include: to have negative consequences. | |
| Definitions include: a dismissive retort; "go to hell". | |
| Definitions include: to reprimand. | |
| Definitions include: to be nervous or afraid. | |
| Definitions include: to restrain one's self, and not say something that one wants to say. | |
| Definitions include: a person who "bites". | |
| Definitions include: to die or to get killed. | |
| Definitions include: to stoically endure something unpleasant. | |
| Definitions include: to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over. | |
Other terms relating to 'no': | |
| Definitions include: "don't have any". | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: "ain't no thang", i.e. "it isn't a thing", meaning that something isn't to be concerned about; "no big deal"; "don't worry about it". | |
| Definitions include: to be okay; not a big concern. | |
| Definitions include: a situation with no possible positive outcome. | |
| Definitions include: to almost happen, but not. | |
| Definitions include: being very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation upon realizing one's misfortune. | |
| Definitions include: See "fuck". | |
| Definitions include: to not care. | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "no". | |
| Definitions include: see hells. | |
| Definitions include: variant of "hell to the no". | |
| Definitions include: an emphatic "hell no". | |
| Definitions include: alive but brain-dead. | |
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