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
Ram (2)	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Nepali
Maudie	MAWD-ee	English
Cadogan	-	Welsh, Irish
Elke (1)	EL-kə (Dutch)	Dutch, German, Frisian
Cale	KAYL	English
Ffransis	-	Welsh