BARK IS WORSE THAN HIS BITE

Meaning of BARK IS WORSE THAN HIS BITE in English

he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him

Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is worse than his bite.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

BARK IS WORSE THAN HIS BITE — "he sounds angry but he is not; do not be afraid of him" Baxter sounds mad, but his bark is …
English Idioms vocab
BARK — I In woody plants, tissues outside of the vascular cambium . The term is also used more popularly to refer …
Английский словарь Британика
WORSE — I. ˈwərs, ˈwə̄s, ˈwəis adjective, comparative of bad , or of ill Etymology: Middle English werse, wurse, worse, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BITE — I. ˈbīt, usu -d.+V verb ( bit ˈbit, usu -d.+V ; or dialect British bate ˈbāt ; or bote ˈbōt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARK — I. ˈbärk, ˈbȧk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORSE — (n.) That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
BARK — (v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of a hut.
Английский словарь Webster
WORSE — ( n. ) That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BARK — ( v. t. ) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to bark the roof of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BITE — — bitable, biteable , adj. /buyt/ , v. , bit, bitten or bit, biting , n. v.t. 1. to cut, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARK — bark 1 — barkless , adj. /bahrk/ , n. 1. the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORSE — I. ˈwərs adjective, comparative of bad or of ill Etymology: Middle English werse, worse, from Old English wiersa, wyrsa; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BITE — I. ˈbīt verb ( bit ˈbit ; bit·ten ˈbi-t ə n ; also bit ; bit·ing ˈbī-tiŋ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARK — I. ˈbärk verb Etymology: Middle English berken, from Old English beorcan; akin to Old Norse berkja to bark, Lithuanian burgėti …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORSE — noun loss; disadvantage; defeat. 2. worse ·adj in a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. 3. worse …
Webster English vocab
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
BITE — v a cheat; a trick; a fraud. 2. bite ·v a sharper; one who cheats. 3. bite ·v a morsel; …
Webster English vocab
BARK — vt to girdle. ·see girdle, ·vt, 3. 2. bark ·noun ·alt. of barque. 3. bark ·vi to make a clamor; …
Webster English vocab
WORSE — [worse] adj, comparative of bad or of ill [ME werse, worse, fr. OE wiersa, wyrsa; akin to OHG wirsiro worse] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BITE — [bite] vb bit ; bit.ten also bit ; bit.ing [ME, fr. OE bitan; akin to OHG bizan to bite, L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARK — [bark] vb [ME berken, fr. OE beorcan; akin to ON berkja to bark, Lith burgeti to growl] vi (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARK — in woody plants, tissues external to the vascular cambium (the growth layer of the vascular cylinder); the term bark is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WORSE — / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective (comparative of bad ) worse (than sth / doing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITE — / baɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( bit / bɪt; NAmE /, bit·ten / ˈbɪtn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARK — / bɑːk; NAmE bɑːrk/ noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] 1. the outer covering of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORSE — I. worse 1 S2 W2 /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wiersa , wyrsa …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BITE — I. bite 1 S2 /baɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense bit /bɪt/, past participle bitten /ˈbɪtn/, present participle biting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARK — I. bark 1 /bɑːk $ bɑːrk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: beorcan ] 1 . [intransitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 more bad. 2 (predic.) in or into worse health or a worse condition (is …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BITE
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BARK — n. & v. --n. 1 the tough protective outer sheath of the trunks, branches, and twigs of trees or woody …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORSE — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 more bad. 2 (predic.) in or into worse health or a worse condition (is …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BITE
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORSE — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. more bad. 2 (predic.) in or into worse health or a worse condition (is …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
BITE
Oxford English vocab
BARK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, etc. 2 a sound resembling this …
Oxford English vocab
WORSE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Worse is the comparative of bad …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BITE — ( bites, biting, bit, bitten) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARK — ( barks, barking, barked) 1. When a dog barks , it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORSE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Worse is the comparative of bad …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES betray his presence ▪ The slightest sound might betray his presence . craned his neck …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BITE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bit depressed British English spoken: ▪ I felt a bit depressed because I …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog barks (= makes short loud sounds ) ▪ The dog barks every …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORSE — [adverb]Worse is the comparative of badly.He did worse than he was expecting in the examsHe drives worse now than he …
Cambridge English vocab
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
Cambridge English vocab
BITE — [verb] [past simple] bit, [past participle] bitten - to use your teeth to cut into somethingWhen her puppy bit me …
Cambridge English vocab
WORSE — See: BARK WORSE THAN ONE'S BITE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE or FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, FOR THE WORSE, GO …
Slang English vocab
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Slang English vocab

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