lead a dog's life

To lead a life that is difficult, unpleasant, or boring. My poor dad led a dog's life to provide for his kids, but we just wrote him off as a boring nobody. I've had to lead a dog's life since college just to make ends meet.

lead a dog's life

and live a dog's life

Fig. to lead a drab or boring life. Poor Jane really leads a dog's life. I've been working so hard. I'm tired of living a dog's life.

词组	lead a dog's life
释义	lead a dog's life lead a dog's life To lead a life that is difficult, unpleasant, or boring. My poor dad led a dog's life to provide for his kids, but we just wrote him off as a boring nobody. I've had to lead a dog's life since college just to make ends meet. See also: lead, life Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lead a dog's life and live a dog's life Fig. to lead a drab or boring life. Poor Jane really leads a dog's life. I've been working so hard. I'm tired of living a dog's life. See also: lead, life McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: live a dog's life dog's life a dog's life burg a one-horse town one-horse town extreme boring in the extreme be heavy going boring, silly, etc. in the extreme
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