Last we met here, we talked about the \u201cDog Days of Summer.\u201d It\u2019s said that dogs are man\u2019s best friend, and certainly dogs have had a major impact on not just man\u2019s evolution, but on the English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It occurred to me that we use lots of expressions referring to \u201cdogs.\u201d Usually, these expressions don\u2019t have anything to do with a \u201cdog,\u201d so what\u2019s the deal? Where did these expression come from, do they mean something, or are they just fun to say?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dog Days refers to the hot, lethargic days of summer. I\u2019ve often heard that it\u2019s \u201craining cats and dogs,\u201d although as far as i can tell, there are no animals falling from the sky\u2026 when we could go to restaurants, we often got a Doggie Bag, even though we don\u2019t have a dog. Sometimes when someone\u2019s out of line, we say he\u2019s gone to the dogs and sometimes it\u2019s just better to let sleeping dogs lie, especially in a dog-eat-dog world. After a wild night out and you feel sick as a dog, sometimes the best cure is the hair of the dog and when you start to recover, you\u2019re often dog tired. I once had a boss that everyone said that his bark was worse than his bite, but I\u2019ve heard that a barking dog never<\/em> bites, so I\u2019m not sure what to do with that\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Young love is often referred to as puppy love and some people are said to have puppy dog eyes. Supposedly, every dog has its day, but of course to get it you have to work like a dog. Once I got in the dog house for returning a library book that was dog eared. They say you can\u2019t teach an old dog new tricks and if you\u2019re a fan of the Browns or Redskins Washington Football Team, you\u2019re very familiar with the term underdog. And a favorite saying on Capitol Hill is, if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, that\u2019s it \u2014 as my dad often, said, I have to go see a man about a dog. Last we met here, we talked about the \u201cDog Days of Summer.\u201d It\u2019s said that dogs are man\u2019s best friend, and certainly dogs have had a major impact on not just man\u2019s evolution, but on the English language. It occurred … Continue reading
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