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has more bark than bite

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somebody/something has more bark than bite also somebody's/something's bark is worse than their/its 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 work for once you get to know her.
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