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Understand"His bark is worse than his bite."

 
 
Reply Fri 2 Jun, 2006 07:45 pm
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How to understand this sentence "His bark is worse than his bite."?Thanks for your help!
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Intrepid
 
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Reply Fri 2 Jun, 2006 07:54 pm
It means that a person makes a great many threats but doesn't follow through on them.

Like a barking dog that sounds vicious, but does not actually bite.
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helloemily
 
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Reply Fri 9 Jun, 2006 05:34 am
thank you
As a chinese girl ,I'm much obliged to receive your reply after I posted my question.If I did'nt express my thanks in time,please forgive me . Because I'm a college student,and we just use the computers at a fixed time in the class.
Now best wishes!
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