lead a dog's life

lead a dog's life
lead a dog's life & live a dog's life
Fig. to lead a drab or boring life. •

Poor Jane really leads a dog's life.

I've been working so hard. I'm tired of living a dog's life.

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{v. phr.}, {informal} To live a hard life, work hard, and be treated unkindly. * /A new college student of long ago led a dog's life./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • lead a dog's life — {v. phr.}, {informal} To live a hard life, work hard, and be treated unkindly. * /A new college student of long ago led a dog s life./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • lead a dog's life — lead an easy life, live a life of leisure …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • dog — /dɒg / (say dog) noun 1. a domesticated carnivore, Canis lupus familiaris (formerly Canis familiaris), descended from the grey wolf; bred in a great many varieties and commonly kept as a pet. 2. any animal belonging to the same family, Canidae,… …  

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  • life — See: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, BIG AS LIFE, CAT HAS NINE LIVES, CHARMED LIFE, COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE, FACTS OF LIFE, FOR DEAR LIFE, FOR THE LIFE OF ONE, LEAD A DOG S LIFE, NIGHT LIFE, NOT ON YOUR LIFE OR ONE S LIFE, TAKE ONE S LIFE IN ONE S… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • life — See: between life and death, big as life, cat has nine lives, charmed life, come alive or come to life, facts of life, for dear life, for the life of one, lead a dog s life, night life, not on your life or not on one s life, take one s life in… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • dog — See: EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY, GO TO THE DOGS, HOT DOG, LEAD A DOG S LIFE, LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE, RAIN CATS AND DOGS …   Dictionary of American idioms

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