blaffende honde byt nie

Afrikaans

Etymology

From the Dutch proverb blaffende honden bijten niet.

Proverb

blaffende honde byt nie

  1. People who make big threats usually never carry them out; barking dogs seldom bite
  • sy blaf is erger as sy byt
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