someone's bark is worse than their bite

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Definition of someone's bark is worse than their bite words

phrase someone's bark is worse than their bite If you say that someone's bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or hostile than they really are. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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