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bark is worse than bite

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someone's bark is worse than their bite

if someone's bark is worse than their bite, they are not as unpleasant as they seem, and their actions are not as bad as their threats. I wouldn't be scared of her if I were you. Her bark's a lot worse than her bite.

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