gruff as a bear

*gruff as a bear

gruff; curt and unsociable. (*Also: as ∼.) I hate to ask Erica questions; she's always gruff as a bear. I'm always as gruff as a bear before I've had my first cup of coffee.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rodger	RAH-jər	English
Parviz	-	Persian
Trijntje	TRIEN-tyə	Dutch
Kalyani	-	Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Mstislav	mstee-SLAHF (Russian)	Czech, Russian, Medieval Slavic
Aqila	-	Arabic