Third-person singular simple present indicative form of have a dog and bark oneself

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keep a dog and bark oneself

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bark up the wrong tree

(idiomatic) Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious. / (idiomatic) Often making cutting remarks, but having a gentle personality underneath.

Misconstruction of bark up the wrong tree

A disease of maple trees caused by the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.

A form of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by exposure to spores of the fungus Cryptostroma corticale.

A surname.

(idiomatic) To do, believe, or pursue something wrong or inappropriate; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead; to blame or rebuke the wrong person.

People who make threats rarely carry them out.