a dog's dinnerMessy
it is said that this phrase originated from a disaster in the kitchen. the food was a mess, and in the end, the mess of food had been fed to the dog later, people began to use it. a dog's dinner is used to represent a messy scene or result. although 'dinner' means' dinner ', it means' mess'. imagine the scene of a dog eating, in a frenzy, with dog food and water everywhere. what a mess!
It is said that this phrase ** in the kitchen is a disaster. The meal was a mess, and in the end I had to feed the dog the mess. Later, people began to use this expression. a dog's dinner to indicate a messy scene or outcome. Dinner, although it means dinner, means messy. Just imagine the scene of the dog eating, in a hurry, and the ** and water are everywhere, what a mess!
Example sentence: All the menus are designed to tr**el well, so they'll be warm, retain their texture and won't look like a dog's dinner when they come off the back of a bike.
All dishes are designed to withstand long hauls, so they maintain the temperature of the food while maintaining the texture and don't look messy when taken off the back seat of the bike.
More phrases related to dogs:
dog days
Dog days;Scorching heat
the meaning of dog days in scorching heat is three dog days, and there are two sources of this expression.
dog days means dog days, and there are two versions of this expression.
the first discovery originated from roman astronomers in the 16th century. in the hottest weeks every year, sirius always rises and sets with the sun, and sirius's nickname is the dog star.
The first originated from the discoveries of Roman astronomers in the 16th century. During the hottest weeks of the year, Sirius rises and sets with the Sun, and Sirius is nicknamed The Dog Star.
so in latin, people use the root word "can", which represents the dog, to represent sirius "canicular". therefore, this period of extreme heat is called sirius days. it is written in english as canicular days, which is more commonly known as dog days. (this source is more reliable)
So in Latin, people use the root word "can" for dog to mean Sirius "canicular". So this period of extreme heat is called Dies Caniculars (Sirius Days), written in English as Canicular Days, and in folk terms, it is more popularly used, Dog Days. (This ** is a little more reliable).
there is another way to better understand it. when it's hot, dogs will elongate their tongues to pant, so this kind of weather that can make dogs pant is called dog days.
There is another statement that is better understood. When it's hot, dogs stretch out their tongues and pant, so this kind of weather that can make dogs pant hot is called dog days.
dog earThe folds of the pages
fold corners of dog ear pages
Example sentence: We dislike a book full of dog ears
I don't like books full of folded corners.
let the sleeping dogs lieDon't ask for trouble;Don't ask for it
Example sentence: don't trouble yourself; you'd better let the sleeping dogs lie.
Don't get yourself in trouble;You'd better not get into trouble.
like a dog with two tailsBe in a good mood;Very happy
very happy
the meaning of 'tail' is' tail ', indicating that a dog is so happy when it sees its owner that it wishes it had two tails to wag. the extended meaning is' very happy'.
tail" means "tail", which means that the dog is so happy to see its owner that it can't wait to have two tails to wag, and by extension, it means very happy.
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