a hit dog will holler

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: potrefená husa nejvíc kejhá — an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining
• Finnish: se koira älähtää, johon kalikka kalahtaa — an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining
• German: getroffene Hunde bellen — an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining
• Latin: excusatio non petita, accusatio manifesta — an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining
• Polish: uderz w stół, a nożyce się odezwą — an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining
• Russian: на во́ре́ и ша́пка гори́т (na vóré i šápka gorít) — an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining
• Slovak: trafená hus zagágala — an offended or defensive response to a statement suggests that the statement applies to the person complaining