Dog Idioms and Phrases in the English Language

(The) Tail That Wags the Dog

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A Barking Dog Never Bite

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A Glory Hound

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A Shaggy Dog Story

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As Mean as a Junkyard Dog

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As Sick as a Dog

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Barking Up the Wrong Tree

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Be Like a Dog With a Bone

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Be Like a Dog With Two Tail

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Bite the Hand That Feeds You

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Dog Idioms and Phrases in the English Language

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(The) Tail That Wags the Dog

Meaning:

A small part of something that controls the whole thing

Examples:

Past TV deals have seen the tail wagging the dog. Now football clubs feel they are equal partners with TV.

A Barking Dog Never Bite

Meaning:

A way of saying that a person who makes constant threats will rarely carry them out.

Examples:

Pay no heed to his protestations – he’s a barking dog that never bites.

A Glory Hound

Meaning:

Someone is looking for glory, fortune, and fame.

Examples:

He never fails to invite the press to one of his functions—he’s a glory hound.

A Shaggy Dog Story

Meaning:

A long-winded anecdote that has a silly or anticlimactic ending.

Examples:

The old man was known for telling shaggy dog stories that made people groan and scratch their heads when he reached the ending.

As Mean as a Junkyard Dog

Meaning:

An idiom that suggests a person is very mean. It can also describe someone as cruel or eager to fight.

Examples:

They say that he is meaner than a junkyard dog, but he is quite sweet when you get to know him.

As Sick as a Dog

Meaning:

slang Very ill.

Examples:

Haley called out sick today, and she really sounded sick as a dog.

Barking Up the Wrong Tree

Meaning:

Taking a wrong direction in an activity; from the idea of a hunting dog being mistaken over which tree a hunted animal has climbed.

Examples:

I thought that I had an easy solution, but it didn’t work out that way. I guess I was barking up the wrong tree.

Be Like a Dog With a Bone

Meaning:

That a person is fixating on a topic.

Examples:

I was late once, and my boss is like a dog with a bone, bringing it up every chance she gets.

Be Like a Dog With Two Tail

Meaning:

To be very happy and excited.

Examples:

Mary’s been like a dog with two tails ever since she got her promotion.

Bite the Hand That Feeds You

Meaning:

An ungrateful person who turned against you.

Examples:

You might not agree with your parents’ rules, but be careful about biting the hand that feeds you, because you owe everything you have to them.

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