Идиомы со словом dog

as clean as a hound 's tooth
- very clean
The classroom was as clean as a hound's tooth when the students finished cleaning it. 

as crooked as a dog's hind leg
- dishonest
The politician is as crooked as a dog's hind leg and nobody likes him. 

as sick as a dog
- very sick
My friend was as sick as a dog when he left the restaurant last night. 

one's bark is worse than one's bite
- one's words are worse than one's actions
You should not worry about the secretary. Her bark is worse than her bite and she is really a very nice person. 

bark up the wrong tree
- to choose the wrong course of action, to ask the wrong person (a hunting dog may make a mistake when chasing an animal and bark up the wrong tree)
My boss is barking up the wrong tree. I did not cause the computer problem. 

call the dogs off or call off the dogs 
- to stop threatening or chasing or hounding someone
The police decided to call the dogs off and stop hunting for the man. 

dog and pony show
- something that you disapprove of because you think that it has only been organized to impress you (like a dog and pony show in a circus)
We had serious questions about the project but we only got a dog and pony show when we questioned our business partners. 

dog-eat-dog
- ready or willing to fight and hurt others to get what one wants
It is a dog-eat-dog world in our company. 

dog in the manger
- someone who prevents others from doing what they themselves do not want to do (in Aesop's Fables a dog that cannot eat hay lays in the hayrack and prevents the other animals from eating the hay)
My friend always acts like a dog in the manger and often tries to prevent us from enjoying ourselves. 

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