One's bark is worse than bite

One's bark is worse than one's bite.

Prov. Someone makes a lot of harsh-sounding threats but never carries them out. Don't get upset at anything my father says. His bark is worse than his bite. Jill: Lisa says she's going to sue me for letting my dog dig up her rosebushes. John: Don't pay any attention. Her bark is worse than her bite.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Frances	FRANT-səs	English
Bayram	-	Turkish
Ragnhildur	-	Icelandic
Etta	ET-ə	English
Amati	[ə'ma:ti]
Evgeni	yev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)	Bulgarian, Russian