bark is worse than one's bite, one's



bark is worse than one's bite, one's

A person seems more hostile or aggressive than is the case, as in Dad sounds very grouchy in the morning, but his bark's worse than his bite. This phrase was a proverb by the mid-1600s.
See also: bark, worse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tikva-Hebrew
RipleyRIP-leeEnglish (Rare)
Dorita-English (Rare), Spanish
Melicent-English (Archaic)
Orrell-English (Rare)
MissyMIS-eeEnglish