All talk and noise with no action

Etymology:

  • Old Australian saying. The local barber always had a tom-cat that would hiss and be aggressive towards customers than bolt & piss everywhere, when the barber went to give him a kick in the guts.
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Someone gobbing off trying to fight everyone but back down quickly when an opponent steps forward.

Submitted on June 14, 2020

Translation

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alles Pisse und Wind wie eine Friseurkatze

todo mear y viento como un gato barbero

tout pisse et vent comme un chat de barbier

uile píosa agus gaoth cosúil le cait gobair.

minden pisi és szél, mint egy borbély macska

tutto piscio e vento come un gatto barbiere

The phrase "all piss and wind like a barber cat" can be translated into Russian as: "всё пустое и суетливое, как у парикмахерской кошки." Please note that idiomatic expressions may not have a direct equivalent in other languages and could lose some nuance in translation.

вся сміття і вітер, як кіт барбер

所有的小便和风像理发猫

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