Definition of working like a dog

work like a dog

verb

• to work extremely hard.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'dog':
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
be dog meat	Definitions include: be in serious trouble.
big dog	Definitions include: the best at something; "the man".
bite the dog	Definitions include: to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over.
cat meets dog	Definitions include: two people who become enemies and make conflicts.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
chili cheese dog	Definitions include: one of many apocryphal sex "moves".
Chilli dog	Definitions include: When a person deficates between a females breasts and then "titty fucks" that female
crazier than a run-over dog	Definitions include: very crazy.
dawg	Definitions include: alternate spelling of dog.
DB	Definitions include: a mess, from "dog's breakfast."
DD	Definitions include: daughter; acronym for "dear daughter".
d*ck the dog	Definitions include: to engage in an unproductive activity; waste time.
dog	Definitions include: a friend.
dog and bone	Definitions include: "dog and bone" is Cockney slang for phone.
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Other terms relating to 'like':
act like (one's) sh*t doesn't stink	Definitions include: to act superior.
act like (one's) sh*t don't stink	Definitions include: See act like (one's) shit doesn't stink.
be like	Definitions include: to say, in reported speech or conversation.
be like flies on sh*t	Definitions include: to be present in large numbers.
bleed like a stuck pig	Definitions include: to bleed profusely.
breed like rabbits	Definitions include: to have many children.
built like a brick house	Definitions include: of a woman, to be well-endowed.
built like a brick sh*t-house	Definitions include: large, muscular, and strongly built.
built like a tripod	Definitions include: to have a large penis
DILF	Definitions include: acronym for "dad I'd like to fuck".
DILLIGAS	Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit."
do (one) like that	Definitions include: to treat a person poorly, especially when there are witness(ed).
drink like a fish	Definitions include: to drink alcohol to excess.
drop like flies	Definitions include: to die with others in a large group, usually within a short span of time.
Drop you like a bad habit.	Definitions include: This phrase means to stop something fully and finally.
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Other terms relating to 'work':
b*tch work	Definitions include: menial work.
busy work	Definitions include: work (in a professional or educational setting) that is designed to keep a person busy, but to not permit that person to accomplish anything of note.
do work	Definitions include: to take a dump.
GBTW	Definitions include: acronym for "get back to work".
government work	Definitions include: unofficial task done in the workplace.
line of work	Definitions include: profession.
NSFW	Definitions include: acronym for "not safe for work".
NWS	Definitions include: acronym for "not work safe".
piece of work	Definitions include: a difficult person.
SFW	Definitions include: acronym for "safe for work."
throw a spanner into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
tight work	Definitions include: means something is hella good.
WFH	Definitions include: acronym for "work from home" or "working from home".
WFM	Definitions include: acronym for "works for me".
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