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Meaning of a hit dog will holler | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

An offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining.

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Equivalents

Čeština potrefená husa nejvíc kejhá
Deutsch getroffene Hunde bellen
Suomi se koira älähtää, johon kalikka kalahtaa
Polski uderz w stół, a nożyce się odezwą
Русский на воре и шапка горит

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

a horse apiece a house divided against itself cannot stand a house is not a home a hungry man is an angry man a into g a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

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