(one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite



(one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite

One's actions will not be nearly as severe as his or her words imply. Don't worry about John's threats. His bark is worse than his bite.
See also: bark, bite, worse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Timo (3)-Ancient Greek
Elidi-Various
SÁRaSAH:-rah (Czech)Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
HalİMe-Turkish
SaulĖ-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Nathanielnə-THAN-ee-əl (English), nə-THAN-yəl (English)English, Biblical