Directions: The sentence contains a commonly used idiom. Choose the correct meaning of the idiom. The manager’s bark is worse than his bite.
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Directions: The sentence contains a commonly used idiom.
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom.
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom.
The manager’s bark is worse than his bite.
- He shouts
- He punishes
- His action is worse than his speech
- His speech is worse than action
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - His speech is worse than action
A person whose bark is worse than his bite sounds fiercer than he really acts. So the manager’s words are harsher than anything he actually does: his speech is worse than his action. The reverse reading, that his action is worse than his speech, inverts the idiom, and merely shouting or punishing misses the contrast.
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