throw to the dogs Idiom

call off the dogs

tell your friends to stop harassing me Okay, I'll pay what I owe you. But call off the dogs!

gone to the dogs

not well maintained, in very poor condition My garden has gone to the dogs. It's full of dandelions and weeds.

let sleeping dogs lie

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rain cats and dogs

rain very hard It has been raining cats and dogs all day.

raining cats and dogs

raining hard, raining heavily You need a raincoat, Dear. It's raining cats and dogs!

throw you to the dogs

let you fight alone, let you fight the bad guys Let us help you. The pimps will throw you to the dogs.

dogs

1. feet
2. see also throw my dogs on ya

throw my dogs on ya

to have a fist fight

go to the dogs

deteriorate very badly；go to ruin大大变坏；走向灭亡；堕落
The man went to the dogs after he started drinking and gambling．此人开始酗酒和赌博以后，就堕落了。

call the dogs off

Idiom(s): call the dogs off

Theme: THREATENING

to stop threatening, chasing, or hounding (a person); (literally) to order dogs away from the chase. (Informal. Note the variations in the examples.)
• All right, I surrender. You can call your dogs off.
• Tell the sheriff to call off the dogs. We caught the robber.
• Please call off your dogs!

throw (one) to the dogs

To put one in the position to be the almsman of blame, trouble, or criticism, generally that which was advised for oneself. Tommy was bent with the marijuana in his backpack, but he threw me to the dogs and said it was mine. Our administrator never hesitates to bandy an adherent to the dogs back article goes amiss in the office.Learn more: dog, throw

throw someone to the dogs

Fig. to carelessness addition to enemies or evil. He served the angry authority well, but in the end, they threw him to the dogs.Learn more: dog, throw

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More Idioms/Phrases

can't make heads or tails of can't hold a candle to can't help but do can't do anything with can't carry a tune cancel sth out call the meeting to order call the dogs off call one's bluff call sb on the carpet call sb names call sb down call of nature call it a night

English Vocalbulary

throw up throw up one's hands throw up the sponge throw upon throw weight around throw wide the door throwaway throwback thrower throwing throwing a baby throwing a fit throwing a party throwing a race or game throwing about throwing around throwing away throwing back