dogs are barking

dogs are barking
Australian Slang
one's feet are tired and sore

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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  • Dogs are barking — one s feet are tired and sore …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • my dogs are barking — (USA)    When someone says this, they mean that their feet are hurting.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    When a person says that their dogs are barking they mean that their feet are hurting.     I ve been shopping all day. My dogs are… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • my dogs are barking — (USA) When someone says this, they mean that their feet are hurting …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • (one's) dogs are barking — Phrs. (One s) feet are tired and aching. E.g. Do you mind if I sit down, my dogs are barking! …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • (one's) dogs are barking — Phrs. (One s) feet are tired and aching. E.g. Do you mind if I sit down, my dogs are barking! …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • The dogs are barking — one s feet are tired and sore …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • the dogs are barking — Australian Slang one s feet are tired and sore …   English dialects glossary

  • dogs — 1. n pl 1a. the feet. Of obscure origin, this usage has persisted in British and American usage at least since World War II. It usu ally implies tired, sore feet. ► Ooh, that feels better my dogs are barking today! (Planes, Trains and Automobiles …   Contemporary slang

  • dogs — /dɒgz/ (say dogz) Colloquial –plural noun 1. feet. –phrase 2. one s dogs are barking, one s feet are sore. {originally US (1910s) rhyming slang dog s meat feet} …  

  • Dogs in ancient China — Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris), known in Classical Chinese as quan (Chinese: 犬; pinyin: quǎn; Wade–Giles: ch üan), played an important role in ancient Chinese society. Contents 1 Domestication 2 Dogs as ceremonial sacrifice 3 …   Wikipedia

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