IDIOMS WITH DOG

• a dog's life = constantly worried, troubled or miserable
• every dog has his day = everyone can succeed sooner or later
• love me, love my dog = if one loves somebody, one should love everyone and everything associated with him
• to be like a dog with two tails = to be very happy
• to give a dog a bad name (and hang him) = once a person has lost his reputation, it's difficult to regain it
• to go to the dog = (an organization) become less efficient (arruinarse)
• to let sleeping dogs lie = to let it be quiet (=dejar lasm cosas como están)
• to make a dog's breakfast of something = to do something very badly
• not to stand/have a dog's chance = to have no chance at all
• to work like a dog = to work a lot
• to treat somebody like a dog = to treat somebody with no respect at all
• to die like a dog = to die in misery, with no honour nor dignity
• dog eat dog = (adj) when people compete against each other and do anything to get what they want; a dog eat dog world/situation.
• the tail wagging the dog = situation in which a minor part of something controls the course of the whole (=empezar la casa por el tejado)
• his bark is worse than his bite = perro que ladra no muerde
• barking dogs seldom/never bite = people who look aggressive are not really too bad
• you can't teach an old dog new tricks = it's difficult for an old person to change or do new things
• top dog = person who has the most power in a group
• the underdog = a person or team that is weaker than the others, and is always expected to be unsuccessful (= el perdedor)
• doggy bag = small bag for taking home the food that is left over from a meal in a restaurant