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In my opinion it means don't say anything if you aren't going to do something about it

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It means that a person will say they will do something., but never actually do it. similar to a dogs bite, and bark. It also means the same as "all talk and no walk"

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Q: Where did the idiom all bark and no bite come from?
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Ace up his sleeve, All Greek to me, Apple of my eye and All bark and no bite are idioms. They begin with the letter A.


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On first meeting he appear to be a very stern indeed miserable old man. However, those that new him well all stated that, "his bark was worse than his bite"


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