Слово англійською: dog

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dog

noun
/dɔːɡ/
  1. [countable] an animal with four legs and a tail, often kept as a pet or trained for work, for example hunting or guarding buildings. There are many types of dog, some of which are wild.
    • I took the dog for a walk.
    • I'm just going to walk the dog.
    • I could hear a dog barking.
    • Stray dogs roamed the streets at night.
    • dog walkers/owners
    • dog food
    • a dog and its puppies
    • A labrador is a breed of dog.
    see also assistance dog, bird dog, guard dog, guide dog, gun dog, hearing dog, lapdog, prairie dog, rescue dog, sheepdog, sniffer dog, tracker dog
  2. [countable] a male dog, fox, wolf or otter compare bitch
  3. the dogs
     [plural] (British English, informal) greyhound racing
  4. [countable] (especially North American English, informal) a thing of low quality; a failure
    • Her last movie was an absolute dog.
  5. [countable] (informal, offensive) an offensive way of describing a woman who is not considered attractive
  6. [countable] (informal, disapproving) used, especially after an adjective, to describe a man who has done something bad
    • You dirty dog!
    7. see also chili dog, corn dog, hot dog, shaggy-dog story, top dog, watchdog
    Word OriginOld English docga, of unknown origin.
Idioms
be raining cats and dogs
  1. (informal) to be raining heavily
a dog and pony show
  1. (North American English, informal, disapproving) an event that is planned only in order to impress people so that they will support or buy something
    • the dog and pony show of his visits to the war zone
    • a dog and pony show to sell the idea to investors
(a case of) dog eat dog
  1. a situation in business, politics, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed
    • I'm afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog.
    • We're operating in a dog-eat-dog world.
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a dog in the manger
  1. a person who stops other people from enjoying something that the person cannot use or does not want themselves
a dog’s breakfast/dinner
  1. (British English, informal) a thing that has been done badly synonym mess
    • He's made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts.
a dog’s life
  1. an unhappy life, full of problems or unfair treatment
    • He led his poor partner a dog's life.
every dog has his/its day
  1. (saying) everyone has good luck or success at some point in their lifeTopics Successc2
fight like cat and dog (British English)
(North American English fight like cats and dogs)
  1. (of two people) to be always arguing with each other
    • In our childhood Irina and I fought like cat and dog.
give a dog a bad name
  1. (saying) when a person already has a bad reputation, it is difficult to change it because others will continue to blame or suspect them
go to the dogs
(North American English also go to hell in a handbasket)
  1. (informal) to get into a very bad state
    • This firm's gone to the dogs since the new management took over.
a/the hair of the dog (that bit you)
  1. (informal) alcohol that you drink in order to make you feel better when you have drunk too much alcohol the night before
have a dog in the fight
(North American English also have a dog in the race/hunt)
  1. (informal) to be involved in a situation so that you will gain or lose according to the result
    • I really don't have a dog in this fight, so I can just enjoy the game.
    • The employees have a dog in the hunt, so their views should be listened to.
let sleeping dogs lie
  1. (saying) to avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments
like a dog (informal)
  1. extremely hard
    • I've been working like a dog recently.
  2. in a very bad or cruel way
    • They treated him like a dog.
like a dog with a bone
  1. (informal) very determined and refusing to give up
    • When she sensed a good story she was like a dog with a bone.
not have a dog’s chance
  1. to have no chance at all
    • He hasn't a dog's chance of passing the exam.
(as) sick as a dog
  1. (informal) feeling very sick; vomiting a lot
the tail (is) wagging the dog
  1. used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by somebody/something that is not as important
(you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks
  1. (saying) (you cannot) successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they have had them for a long time
throw somebody to the dogs
  1. to allow somebody to suffer or be punished in an unfair way, as if they have no value
    • Her boss collects a big retirement cheque while she is thrown to the dogs.
why keep a dog and bark yourself?
  1. (informal, saying) if somebody can do a task for you, there is no point in doing it yourself
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