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bark worse than one's bite
bark worse than one's bite {informal}
Звуки или слова выглядят более устрашающими, чем действия.
The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite.
The boss sometimes talks roughly to the men, but they know that his bark is worse than his bite.
She was always scolding her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.
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Источник: A Dictionary of American Idioms