Dog Idioms

1. to lead a dog’s life

The expression, to lead a dog's life, means living an unhappy life.

“过着狗一样的生活”这句话的意思是过着不快乐的生活。

过着牛马不如的生活;过穷困潦倒的日子;过着悲惨的生活;过困苦的生活

2. to live in a dog-eat-dog world

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.

有些人说，我们生活在一个自相残杀的世界。

3. to work like a dog

They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard.

他们说，为了成功，人必须work like a dog，意思是说，必须非常非常努力的工作。

拼命工作;拼命工作,苦干;卖命地工作

4. dog-tired

By dusk we were dog-tired and heading for home.

到了傍晚我们累趴下了，于是回家。

5. sick as a dog

病得很厉害;病得厉害;病得很严重;病得非常严重;病重的

He couldn't come to work yesterday because he was as sick as a dog.

他昨天不能来上班，因为他病得很严重。

6. Every dog has its day.凡人皆有得意日

They say every dog has its day, and mine is on Wednesday, when I will be interviewed.都说人人皆有得意日，我的得意日在周三，那天我可要接受采访了。

7. You can never teach an old dog new tricks.

老古董学不会新东西

Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

然而，有人说you can never teach an old dog new tricks，他们相信年长的人不喜欢学习新知识，不会改变他们的思维方式。

8.His bark is worse than his bite.

他急躁但无恶意。他面恶心善。刀子嘴,豆腐心。

9. in the doghouse

受冷落的;受排斥的

Being in the doghouse with his boss may affect his career in the future.

他失宠于老板，也许会影响到他将来的事业。

10. to let sleeping dogs lie

别惹麻烦;别多事

You better not discuss this matter; just let sleeping dogs lie.

你最好别谈这件事，让其相安无事吧！

11.最后两个夏天的表达the dog days of summer-the hottest days of the year

to rain cats and dogs- to rain too hard