it's a dog's life
it's a dog's life
Life is difficult, unpleasant, or boring. You whipper-snappers think you've got a bright future ahead of you, but it's a dog's life, I tell you!
See also: life
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dog's life
A miserably unhappy existence, as in He's been leading a dog's life since his wife left him. This expression was first recorded in a 16th-century manuscript and alludes to the miserable subservient existence of dogs during this era. By the 1660s there was a proverb: "It's a dog's life, hunger and ease."
See also: life
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
it's a dog's life
People say it's a dog's life to mean that life is difficult and unpleasant. It's a dog's life being a football manager.
See also: life
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- dog's life
- a dog's life
- live a dog's life
- lead a dog's life
- cannot for the life of me/him/her/us/them
- can't for the life of me
- life
- Life is short and time is swift
- life is short(, and time is swift)
- not give a stuff