He's in the doghouse
He's irritated someone
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IN THE PRESS
Syria is difficult to deal with because it has been IN THE DOGHOUSE internationally since last year's assassination of the former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri…
(The Guardian)
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The typical corporation must grow earnings per share, or else it is IN THE DOGHOUSE with investors and vulnerable to a takeover. ...
(www.elitetrader.com)
(The Guardian)
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The typical corporation must grow earnings per share, or else it is IN THE DOGHOUSE with investors and vulnerable to a takeover. ...
(www.elitetrader.com)
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(to be) in the doghouse
idiom
- when someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
note: doghouse is the American English equivalent of kennel.
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WORD ORIGIN
This phrase comes from the image of a husband who, having made his wife angry, is forced out the house and made to sleep with the dog - figuratively speaking of course.
At the Welsh Kennel Club champion dog show, a prize poodle had its title taken away after tournament officials discovered hairspray on its fur. The dog's owner was fined £300 pounds when a veterinarian found traces of the hairspray during random sampling, thus bringing a brand new meaning to the phrase "in the doghouse."
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SYNONYMS
to be in big trouble, to be in hot water, to catch hell
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
Say something like:
"Jim's in the doghouse with his boss again because his monthly report was two days late."
idiom
- when someone is annoyed with you and shows their disapproval
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
note: doghouse is the American English equivalent of kennel.
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WORD ORIGIN
This phrase comes from the image of a husband who, having made his wife angry, is forced out the house and made to sleep with the dog - figuratively speaking of course.
At the Welsh Kennel Club champion dog show, a prize poodle had its title taken away after tournament officials discovered hairspray on its fur. The dog's owner was fined £300 pounds when a veterinarian found traces of the hairspray during random sampling, thus bringing a brand new meaning to the phrase "in the doghouse."
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SYNONYMS
to be in big trouble, to be in hot water, to catch hell
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
Say something like:
"Jim's in the doghouse with his boss again because his monthly report was two days late."
