Canine Expressions

I know his bark is worse than his bite, but you are barking up the wrong tree to believe that a barking dog never bites. So don't dog around with the top dog. Every dog gets his day and that is today.

Here are some doggish expressions. Oh, there are plenty more where this comes from. I’m hope some of members who do not normally speak English may benefit from it.

1 His bark is worse than his bite – he is not as bad as he appears.
2 Bark up the wrong tree - pursue a wrong course of action.
3 A barking dog never bites - threats are seldom carried out.
4 Why keep a dog and bark yourself – don’t do the job if you had hired somebody to do it.
5 Gone to the dogs - taken a turn for the worse.
6 My dogs are barking - my feet are hurting or my feet smell
7 In the dog house - in trouble.
8 Dog tired - very tired.
9 Sick as a dog - very sick.
10 Dog and pony show – a performance to impress someone.
11 A dog’s breakfast - something bad.
12 Dog does not eat dog - bad persons will not harm one another.
13 It's a dog eat dog world – it is a vicious world.
14 It's a dog's life - it’s an easy life or it is a hard life.
15 Lie down with dogs and get up with fleas – you will become like your friends.
16 A dog's chance - no chance at all.
17 Like cat and dog - quarreling all the time.
18 Let sleeping dogs lie - don't bring up an old issue that may raise tempers.
19 Raining cats and dogs - raining heavily.
20 Dog in the manger - a person who will not share what he does not need.
21 Happy as a flea in a doghouse - very happy.
22 Top dog – the boss or leader.
23 Go see a man about a dog - go use the toilet.

So there you are. Enjoy the day and remember: Dogs hunt in packs!


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If you wish to read more Doggish expressions look here,