Their bark is worse than their bite

Their bark is worse than their bite
  If someone's bark is worse than their bite, they get angry and shout and make threats, but don't actually do anything.

Dictionary of English idioms . . 2014.

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  • bark is worse than their bite —    Someone who s bark is worse than their bite may well get angry and shout, but doesn t take action.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Bark is worse than their bite —   Someone who s bark is worse than their bite may well get angry and shout, but doesn t take action …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • someone's bark is worse than their bite — (someone s) bark is worse than (their) bite if someone s bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. I wouldn t be scared of her if I were you. Her bark s a lot worse… …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's bark is worse than bite — (someone s) bark is worse than (their) bite if someone s bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. I wouldn t be scared of her if I were you. Her bark s a lot worse… …   New idioms dictionary

  • someone's bark is worse than their bite — someone’s bark is worse than their bite informal phrase used for saying that someone is not as unpleasant or rude as they seem to be when they talk to you Thesaurus: words used to describe someone s personalityhyponym general words for a person s …   Useful english dictionary

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