like a whipped dog
like a whipped dog
Having a dejected, unhappy, or embarrassed expression or demeanor. Tommy just sat in the corner like a whipped dog after I finished shouting at him for breaking the TV. I heard Janet didn't get the promotion. She's been moping at her desk like a whipped dog all afternoon.
See also: dog, like, whip
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
like a whipped ˈdog
ashamed, embarrassed or unhappy because you have been defeated or punished: I hate it but when I get angry with him, he just looks at you like a whipped dog.See also: dog, like, whip
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- out of spirits
- put the lie to
- put the lie to (something)
- moped
- mope
- mope about (somewhere)
- (as) straight as a ramrod
- have a heavy heart
- mope around
- (as) stiff as a board