Dog Idioms

Test your understanding of dog idioms with this exercise.

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1. To work like a dog is to work really hard.
2. To be in the dog house is to be in real trouble.
3. The expression dog eat dog refers to the intense competition to succeed.
4. When you are as sick as a dog, you are really sick.
5. If somebody is as mean as a junkyard dog, they are very aggressive and vicious.
6. A dog and pony show is an over-staged performance.
7. The expression you can’t teach an old dog new tricks means that training should be given at an early age.
8. A three dog night is a very cold night.
9. The expression tail wagging the dog means that something very small and insignificant controls the whole establishment.
10. A complete dog’s dinner is a total mess.
11. To live a dog’s life is to live a miserable life.
12. A dog in the manger is someone who doesn’t share things with others.