20 Idioms about Dogs

a dog’s dinner – a mess, a poor piece of work
a dog’s life – an unhappy life full of unfair treatment
as clean as a hound's tooth – very clean
as sick as a dog – extremely unwell
dog and pony show – an elaborate presentation or campaign
dog-eat-dog – competitive to the point that people are willing to harm/undermine each other in order to succeed
every dog has its day – everyone will achieve success at some point in their lifetime
hair of the dog – an alcoholic beverage consumed to cure a hangover
in the doghouse – in disgrace/trouble
raining cats and dogs – raining heavily
someone's bark is worse than their bite – someone’s fierce exterior doesn’t match their true personality
to bark up the wrong tree – to pursue a misguided theory
to fight like cats and dogs – to continually and viciously argue
to go to the dogs – to deteriorate
to let sleeping dogs lie – to avoid interfering with a situation so as not to cause trouble
to see a man about a dog – to attend an undisclosed appointment
to work like a dog – to work extremely hard
top dog – someone who is successful or dominant in their field
with one's tail between one`s legs – humiliated, in disgrace
you can't teach an old dog new tricks – you can’t make people change

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20 Aug 2019
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