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.

See also: bark, worse

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

have a bite
take a bite out of
take a bite out of (something)
take a bite out of something
feel out of sorts
(one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
has more bark than bite
get out of the wrong side of (the) bed
wake up on the wrong side of (the) bed
get up on the wrong side of bed

词组	bark is worse than one's bite, one's
释义	bark is worse than one's bite, one's 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. See also: bark, worse The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: have a bite take a bite out of take a bite out of (something) take a bite out of something feel out of sorts (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite has more bark than bite get out of the wrong side of (the) bed wake up on the wrong side of (the) bed get up on the wrong side of bed
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