krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “a cow that moos a lot gives little milk”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɔ.va |ˈktu.ra ˈdu.ʐɔ ˈrɘ.t͡ʂɘ |ˈma.wɔ ˈmlɛ.ka ˈda.jɛ/
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Proverb

krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje

  1. (idiomatic) all talk and no action (people who talk the most often do not actually do much)

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