It can mean someone is very threatening, but don't carry out their threats. They may seem very intimidating, but they are not as bad as they seem. So as they are just threatening and won't carry out their threat, then there is not much to worry about.
If you pick something that is bad, there are things that are even worse.
On first meeting he appear to be a very stern indeed miserable old man. However, those that new him well all stated that, "his bark was worse than his bite"
For example: My dog loves to bark at the mailman. The rabbits had stripped the bark from all around the base of the new tree. The canoe was made of birch bark and pine pitch. His bark was worse than his bite.
In referring to an actual dog, if it is barking, that's as mean as it gets, it won't bite. When applied to a person, if someone is talking tough, they can't back it up with action.
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i would say a bunny bite because i have a rabbit and several guineas they've all bitten me but the bite from the bunny hearts worse also my rabbit made me bleed.
This is not an idiom. The idiom is "her BARK is worse than her bite" which is a dog reference meaning that she and the dog make a lot of noise but aren't really dangerous. This sentence seems to mean that she has an injured shoulder which is worse than a bite that she also has.
It can mean someone is very threatening, but don't carry out their threats. They may seem very intimidating, but they are not as bad as they seem. So as they are just threatening and won't carry out their threat, then there is not much to worry about.
She says a lot more than she does, so if you are intimidated, you have no reason to be
Its' (a dog) bark is often worse than its' bite.
Nothing.It is "Her BARK is worse than her bite." This refers to a dog, saying that they may have a scary bark, but they don't actually bite people. For a person, this would refer to someone with a sharp tongue but who doesn't actually resort to violence or other severe punishment.
It's a very old Scottish/Irish way of saying "I bet you can't back up all that s*** you're talking."
On first meeting he appear to be a very stern indeed miserable old man. However, those that new him well all stated that, "his bark was worse than his bite"
Ace up his sleeve, All Greek to me, Apple of my eye and All bark and no bite are idioms. They begin with the letter A.
For example: My dog loves to bark at the mailman. The rabbits had stripped the bark from all around the base of the new tree. The canoe was made of birch bark and pine pitch. His bark was worse than his bite.
In my opinion it means don't say anything if you aren't going to do something about it
grab a bite
A bite of the cherry is an idiom for a chance or attempt at something.