Idioms Using the Word "Dog"
Can you guess the meanings of the following idioms using the word dog?
1. You can't teach an old dog new tricks
2. To be as sick as a dog
3. Every dog has its day!
4. To be top dog
5. To go to the dogs
6. To live a dog's life
7. To work like a dog
8. To be dog-eat-dog
9. To be in the doghouse
10. His bark is worse than his bite
11. To bark up the wrong tree
12. Let sleeping dogs lie
13. To argue like cat and dog
14. To rain cats and dogs
3. Every dog has its day!
4. To be top dog
5. To go to the dogs
6. To live a dog's life
7. To work like a dog
8. To be dog-eat-dog
9. To be in the doghouse
10. His bark is worse than his bite
11. To bark up the wrong tree
12. Let sleeping dogs lie
13. To argue like cat and dog
14. To rain cats and dogs
a. the worst life
b. to be in line for trouble
c. to be looking the wrong place
d. a person used to doing things one way likely won't change.
e. to rain extremely hard
f. work extremely hard
g. to not back up threatening comments with action
h. really sick
i. to deteriorate, to get worse
k. some problems are best not investigated
l. a hyper competitive environment
m. to be in total disagreement
n. even a person with ill luck will be lucky one day
o. to be the leader / decision maker
b. to be in line for trouble
c. to be looking the wrong place
d. a person used to doing things one way likely won't change.
e. to rain extremely hard
f. work extremely hard
g. to not back up threatening comments with action
h. really sick
i. to deteriorate, to get worse
k. some problems are best not investigated
l. a hyper competitive environment
m. to be in total disagreement
n. even a person with ill luck will be lucky one day
o. to be the leader / decision maker
Answers
1-d, 2-h, 3-n, 4-o, 5-i, 6-a, 7-f, 8-l, 9-b, 10-g, 11-c, 12-k, 13-m, 14-e
Vocabulary
flu virus- influenza virus, thing that causes you to become
sick Sick as a Dog
Susan: Oh Shannon, you look as sick as a dog.
What's the matter?Shannon: I feel terrible. I think I might have caught that flu virus that has been going around. I've been working like a dog and had a lot of stress lately. Maybe that's lowered my immune system.
Susan: I know you told me about that argument you had with your coworker. You shouldn't worry so much about being top dog. Let him have some glory, too.
Shannon: I know. I don't know why I get so upset about everything. And there's another thing. If I get into any more fights with anyone in the office, I'm going to be in the doghouse. My boss is already keeping his eye on me.