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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Moe (2)	mo-e	Japanese
Gerhild	GER-hilt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Wendell	WEN-dəl	English
Timofei	tee-mah-FYAY	Russian
Prometheus	prə-MEE-thee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology
Bailey	BAY-lee	English