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
LyndaLIN-dəEnglish
PËLlumb-Albanian
Pranav-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Brigid['bridʒid]
DinoDEE-no (Italian)Italian, Croatian
Gosia-Polish