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Animal idiom: 'leads a dog's life'



 
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Animal idiom: 'leads a dog's life' #1 (permalink) Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:08 pm   Animal idiom: 'leads a dog's life'
 

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Animal Idioms", question 1

His wife never lets him do what he wants and as a result he leads a dog's life.

(a) easts what he can
(b) never sleeps
(c) has an unhappy time
(d) goes everywhere on foot

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #9 "Animal Idioms", answer 1

His wife never lets him do what he wants and as a result he has an unhappy time.

Correct answer: (c) has an unhappy time
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Animal idioms #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 16, 2006 12:52 pm   Animal idioms
 

It would certainly help learn, remember and understand the idioms Smile ! Anyway, in this particular case, 'to lead a dog's life' doesn't refer to all dogs, considering the pampered lives many of them lead!
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Animal idiom: 'leads a dog's life' #3 (permalink) Thu Jan 01, 2009 18:33 pm   Animal idiom: 'leads a dog's life'
 

lead a dog's life means to have an unhappy or harassed existence: This expression was first recorded in a 16th-century manuscript and refers to the miserable existence of dogs during this era. By the 1660s there was a proverb: "It's a dog's life, hunger and ease.
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