The storm turned out to have far more bark than bite.
My boss sounds tough, but her bark is much worse than her bite, and she's actually pretty easy to work for once you get to know her.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
has more bark than bite — (someone/something) has more bark than bite something is not as unpleasant as you expected. The storm turned out to have far more bark than bite. My boss sounds tough, but her bark is much worse than her bite, and she s actually pretty easy to… … New idioms dictionary
something has more bark than bite — (someone/something) has more bark than bite something is not as unpleasant as you expected. The storm turned out to have far more bark than bite. My boss sounds tough, but her bark is much worse than her bite, and she s actually pretty easy to… … New idioms dictionary
bite — bite1 [ baıt ] (past tense bit [ bıt ] ; past participle bit|ten [ bıtn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use your teeth to cut or break something, usually in order to eat it: I wish you wouldn t bite your nails. bite into: Tom had… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bite — [[t]ba͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ bites, biting, bit, bitten 1) VERB If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you. [V n] Both… … English dictionary
bite — bite1 S2 [baıt] v past tense bit [bıt] past participle bitten [ˈbıtn] present participle biting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(teeth)¦ 2¦(insect/snake)¦ 3¦(press hard)¦ 4¦(effect)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(fish)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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