Expression USED On Occasion BY mainly older generations
(barking dogs don't bite) • Someone who's annoying or threatening usually doesn't do much after all.
"Hij dreigde ermee dat hij m'n gsm zou afpakken als ik niet stopte met sms'en" "Maak je maar geen zorgen, blaffende honden bijten meestal niet"
"He threatened to take my phone away if I wouldn't stop texting" "Don't you worry, barking dogs usually don't bite"