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Oct 12, 2009 · The dog that didn't bark' is an expression from a Sherlock Holmes mystery. It was an important clue that led to identifying the criminal. It seems that the killer entered and left the estate grounds one night but without the guard dog barking an alarm at the intruder's presence as expected. From this non—event Holmes reasoned that the dog ...
Jun 6, 2010 · (the dogs bark, and the caravan goes on) E. Elvus Member. Poznań, Poland. Polish Jun 7, 2010
Jun 18, 2009 · Jun 18, 2009. #3. gengo said: It means that the laugh came out suddenly and loudly. Not a chuckle or a snicker. We don't usually use "bark" in the context of laughing, so the author is using the word purposefully to describe the sound the laugh. I wonder if "un solo ladrido" would make sense in Spanish. Yes, it does make sense, is just that it ...
Oct 26, 2008. #2. Difficult to say for sure, Ktm. It's not any marine plant that I know of ~ but then I'm no expert in marine plants. I would presume that sea bark is just 'bits of tree bark that wash up on the beach'. The whole thing sounds like a weird concoction of disparate elements: I would expect white peony root to be extremely bitter ...
Nov 10, 2009 · Hello! I have some trouble to translate the expression "Hard bark on (someone)." Here are some examples: You got a lot of hard bark on you, Pal or Yeah. Got some hard bark on him. I guess it could mean to criticise a lot, but I'm not sure. Thanks in advance.
Nov 3, 2010 · Canadian English. Nov 2, 2010. #2. Welcome to the forum Sunomis. I heard the dogs bark means that it was a single event, not a prolonged experience. I heard the dogs barking means that the barking happened over a period of time. The simple tense is usually the best choice when in doubt.
Jan 25, 2013 · bark at the moon To labor or protest in vain; to choose an ineffectual means to achieve a desired end, or to attempt the impossible, thereby making any effort futile by definition; also often bay at the moon. The phrase refers to the common practice of dogs to bay at the moon, as if to frighten or provoke it. Connotations of the foolishness of ...
Jul 31, 2011 · 1.Their dog barks every night. I don't know why,but the dog keep barking every night. At least,it didn't stop barking at last night. As to the future,whether the dog will bark or not,nobody know it. 2.Their dog barked every night. The dog barked every night in the past,and for some reason,it stoped barking afterwards (not now).
Feb 18, 2009 · Senior Member. Galicia. Galego (Rías Baixas) Feb 18, 2009. #2. djmarmota said: Hola, me podriais ayudar a traducir esta frase? ''Their job is to prove that the White House has the bite to match ist its bark and not cave in to scare tactics''. Gracias por adelantado y saludosss.
Sep 20, 2013 · English - US. Sep 20, 2013. #2. It's fairly negative, which is probably why you won't often hear someone say this about himself but instead about someone else: "He barked commands at us all day." Bark is not normally used in reference to people, of course, so when it is used that way, it's not intended to be taken literally.
