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                           Phrase(s): 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.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs