his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite
his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite
(informal) somebody is not really as angry or unkind as they seem: Don’t worry about my father being angry — his bark is worse than his bite.A bark is the short loud sound made by dogs, especially when they are angry.
See also: bark, bite, worse
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- get (one's) shirt out
- get out of my sight
- wax angry
- wroth
- throw (one's) toys out of the pram
- throw your toys out of the pram
- rile
- be/get riled up
- frost (someone)
- frosted