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
DionÍSio	dee-oo-NEE-zyoo (Portuguese), jee-oo-NEE-zyoo (Brazilian Portuguese)	Portuguese
Bobbie	['bɔbi]
Polykarpos	-	Ancient Greek
Momchil	-	Bulgarian
Mai (1)	-	Vietnamese
Vina	-	Indonesian