Episode 138 someone’s bark is worse than their bite

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Episode 138-Transcript & Idiom Notes

Monday, 25 June 2018

someone’s bark is worse than their bite

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HERE’S SOMETHING INTERESTING…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, neckties are the number one gift for Father’s Day.

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DID YOU KNOW…

In Australia, Father’s Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in September, which is also the first Sunday of Spring in Australia.

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Hello and welcome to episode 138…of… An Idiom a Day

I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… someone’s bark is worse than their bite

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My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it. ~ Clarence Budington Kelland

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someone’s bark is worse than their bite… if you say that someone’s bark is worse than their bite, you mean that they seem much more unpleasant or difficult than they really are…they appear to be angry or dangerous, but they aren’t angry or dangerous

Don’t be afraid of your uncle. He may seem difficult, but he isn’t.

Here is the same sentence using the idiom… someone’s bark is worse than their bite

Don’t be afraid of your uncle. His bark is worse than his bite.

Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … someone’s bark is worse than their bite

All my friends knew that my father’s bark was worse than his bite.

Don’t worry our bosses bark is worse than his bite.

Our neighbor has a huge dog, but his bark is worse than his bite.

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?

What did you father often say?

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