live a dog's life

live 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.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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