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
Zlatan	-	Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Alexej	-	Czech, Slovak
Columbus	[kə'lʌmbəəs]
Nevukhadnetztzar	-	Biblical Hebrew
Adrianne	ayd-ree-AN, AYD-ree-ən	English
Hind	-	Arabic