One's bark is worse than bite
One's bark is worse than one's bite.
Prov. Someone makes a lot of harsh-sounding threats but never carries them out. Don't get upset at anything my father says. His bark is worse than his bite. Jill: Lisa says she's going to sue me for letting my dog dig up her rosebushes. John: Don't pay any attention. Her bark is worse than her bite.
See also: bark, bite, worse
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- has more bark than bite
- his, her, etc. bark is worse than his, her, etc. bite
- bark
- (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
- someone's bark is worse than their bite
- your bark is worse than your bite
- Give an inch and he'll take a mile
- don't bark if you can't bite
- eye for an eye
- worse