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attack dog[əʹtækdɒg]
<Í> служебная собака, обученная защитно-патрульной службе

dog Идиома

a dog's age

a long time, 10-15 years, a coon's age Mel! I haven't seen you for a dog's age - at least ten years!

a dog's breakfast

a mixture of many things, a hodgepodge This book is a dog's breakfast. It contains a bit of everything.

a dog's life

a poor life, hard times Without a job, it's a dog's life.

a hotdog

one who plays only for the crowd, a show-off Eddie was a hotdog - always trying to excite the crowd.

a little hair off the dog

(See hair off the dog)

billy dog

(See a billy dog)

call off the dogs

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

dirty dog/dirty rat

immoral person, liar, scum, slimebucket You dirty rat! You stole my truck and used my credit card!

dog days of summer

the hottest days of summer, midsummer We like to watch baseball during the dog days of summer.

dog eat dog

vicious competition, everybody for himself Will education prepare us for the dog-eat-dog world of business?

dog in the manger

a person who will not share something he does not use or need He's a dog in the manger about his office space. He doesn't use it, but he won't let us have it.

dog it

be lazy, not work Bill admits he's been dogging it lately. He lacks energy.

dog me

follow me, bother me His failure in politics dogged him for the rest of his life.

dog's age

(See for a dog's age)

dog's breakfast

(See a dog's breakfast)

dog's life

(See a dog's life)

dog tired

very tired, exhausted, all in, done in Janis was dog tired after the series. She played every game.

doggone

extremely annoying, god-damn, blasted I can't find any scissors again. This house must eat them - doggone!

every dog has his day

everyone will have his chance or turn, everyone will get what he deserves Don

for a dog's age

a long time, 10-15 years, in a coon's age We haven't seen Aunt Sophie for a dog's age - for years.

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.

hair off the dog that bit you

remedy that uses the cause, fight fire with fire The theory of penicillin is to use the hair off the dog that bit you.

hotdog

cooked wiener inside a long bun Two hotdogs with mustard, please. And two coffees - black.

in the doghouse

in disgrace or disfavor He is in the doghouse with his wife because he went out drinking three times last week.

lead a dog

live a hard life, work hard and be treated unkindly He says that he has been leading a dog

let sleeping dogs lie

don

like dog's breath

not pleasant, not popular This plan smells like dog's breath. It's a bad plan.

lucky dog

a lucky person, someone who has just won a prize "When I told Bill I won the car, he said, ""You lucky dog!"""

put on the dog

"use your finest dishes or clothes etc.; show off" When we visit Mame, she likes to put on the dog - get dressed up.

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!

see a man about a dog

go to the bathroom or washroom Excuse me. I have to see a man about a dog.

tail wagging the dog

(See the tail wagging the dog)

teach an old dog...

(See you can't teach an old dog new tricks)

the tail wagging the dog

minority controlling the majority If criminals get more rights, the tail will be wagging the dog.

throw on a dog for you

cook a wiener for you, make a a hotdog for you "Hal was cooking wieners on the barbecue. ""Can I throw on a dog for you?"" he asked."

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.

top dog

boss, leader, head honcho Kruger is top dog now, but he could lose the next election.

underdog

the player or team that is not likely to win The Canucks are underdogs this year. People say they won't win.

you can't teach an old dog new tricks

old dogs and old people do not like to change or learn, die hard Our senior employees don't like computer training - you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

dog

1. to tear something up like a dog would do
2. to insult someone in front of his friends
3. to have sex the doggy way:"You don't love me, you just love my doggy style" -- Snoop Doggy Dog (What's My Name [??])
4. a form of addressing:"Whatup dog?", not meant to be offensive
5. a friend:"That's my Dog". Road

dog and bone

London Cockney rhyming slang for telephone

dog burger

British slang for a cheap hamburger

Dog Pound

East Coast street gang

dog's bollocks

the best

dog tag

a military personal-identification disc

dogg

a person; usually used in place of a name:"Sup, dogg!"

dognutz

a friend or acquaintance:"Paul's one of my dognutz"

dogpack

a circle of friends; a clique

dogs

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