Meaning Having lots to say but not willing to engage in a fight.
Usage Worldwide.
Example
- There's always one loud guy at the back who disappears when trouble starts - all bark but no bite.
Pronunciation
Idiom
All bark and no bite
What does "All bark and no bite" mean?
Having lots to say but not willing to engage in a fight.
All bark and no bite
Britain, as a variant of ‘his bark is worse than his bite’, which is of early 19th century origin.