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Dog Idioms 1
Match the dog idioms with their correct definitions.
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1. Bark up the wrong tree
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
2. Gone to the dogs
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
3. The hair of the dog that bit you
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
4. The dog ate my homework
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
5. My dogs are barking
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
6. In the dog house
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
7. Dog tired
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
8. Sick as a dog
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
9. A barking dog never bites
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Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
10. Dog and pony show
???
Someone who makes threats all the time, seldom carries out the threats.
My feet are hurting.
Pursue an erroneous course of action.
Very sick.
Very tired.
An excuse for not getting something done or completing a project.
Taken a turn for the worse.
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
In trouble.
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