English Idioms With Dog

English Idioms With Dog
sick as a dog - feeling very very sick
  You look sick as a dog.

raining cats and dogs – heavy rain
  It is raining cats and dogs out side, I hope the rain stops soon.

fight like cats and dogs – consistently fighting with each other
  The kids fight like cats and dog all the time.

it's a dog life – a hard life
  I work, learn and have to take care of the house, it's a dogs life.

every dog has its day – everyone gets lucky sometimes
  Don't feel bad you lost the game, every dog has it's day.

work like a dog – works hard

 The boys are working like dogs today.

teach old dog new tricks – teach someone old, something new
  You can't teach an old dog a new trick.

barking dogs never bite – someone that makes a lot of noise but takes no action
  They are just barking dogs that never bite don't worry about them.

all bark no bite - someone that makes a lot of noise but takes no action
  The lady on at the end of the block is all bark no bite.

underdog – the one that is weaker or less chance of winning
  I always want the underdog to win the Super Bowl.

top dog – boss or leader
  Mary is the top dog of our team.

a doggy bag – a bag that you put leftover food usually from a restaurant
  If you can't finish your food it's OK you can take home a doggie bag.

his bark is worse than his bite – someone sounds worse then they really are
  Don't listen to that guy in the store his bark is worse then his bite.

let sleeping dogs lie – do not bring up a subject that might cause trouble
  Don't talk to your sister about her house, let sleeping dogs lie.

in the doghouse – usually is used when a man upsets his wife
  I came home late, and now I am in the doghouse.

see a man about a dog - to leave and not say where your going
  Where is Jeff? He went to see a man about a dog.

barking up the wrong tree - arguing with the wrong person
That lady was barking up the wrong tree, I do not know anything about what she was talking about.

call off the dogs – it is commonly used when someone is being yelled at or attacked by more then one person
  Hey, what did I do call off the dogs, and calm down.