敢怒而不敢言 meaning in English
feel indignant but not dare to speak out; be forced to keep one's resentment to oneself; be furious, but not dare to say anything; choke with silent fury; daring to be angry, but not daring to show it in speech; hold back one's anger and not dare to speak out; hold one's tongue with pent-up indignation; suppress one's rage
Examples
- Perhaps , people were still rather conservative in those days ; they d rather choke with silent fury instead of speaking out
或许是当时市民的观念仍十分保守，他们只是敢怒而不敢言，而同时对于新成立的廉署仍未有足够信心。 - It s just too bad that nobody was willing to come forward to testify against him . perhaps , people were still rather conservative in those days ; they d rather choke with silent fury instead of speaking out
或许是当时市民的观念仍十分保守，他们只是敢怒而不敢言，而同时对于新成立的廉署仍未有足够信心。