【趣味英語】All bark and no bite 只叫不咬
從bark和bite來判斷,這個俗語顯然跟狗有關,是說一條狗看到陌生人時只會大聲地吠叫,卻不會上前咬人,用來形容只在口頭上說會做些什麼事情,但是沒有採取任何行動的人,也就是漢語所說的乾打雷不下雨,只敢說不敢做,只動口不動手。
例句:Mia has said for the fourth time that she's going to clean out her wardrobe, but she has yet to do so. Mia is all bark and no bite. Mia已經說了4次了,說要清理她的衣櫃,但是她還沒有做到。Mia只說不做。◇