dog and bone

(rhyming slang)a telephone

(諧俚)電話

dog eat dog

used to refer to a situation of fierce competition in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed

人吃人（指殘酷無情的競爭）

New York is a dog-eat-dog society.

紐約是一個人吃人的社會。

dog in the manger

inclined to prevent others from having or using things that one does not need oneself

占馬槽的狗；占著茅坑不拉屎

dog-and-pony show

(N. Amer.)an elaborate display or presentation

(北美)精心安排的盛大演出（或展示）

a dog's age

(N. Amer. informal)a very long time

(北美，非正式)好久；很長時間

the best I've seen in a dog's age.

很久以來我所見到的最好的。

dogs bark, but the caravans move on

(proverb)people may make a fuss, but it won't change the situation

(諺)狗雖叫，商隊還是會繼續(xù)前進；說者自說，我行我素

the dog's bollocks

(Brit. vulgar slang)a person or thing that is the best of its kind

(英，粗俚)最好的人（或物）

a dog's dinner (或 breakfast)

(Brit. informal)a poor piece of work; a mess

(英，非正式)干得很差的工作；一團糟

we &B{made a} real &B{dog's breakfast of it}.

我們把這事弄得真夠糟的。

a dog's life

an unhappy existence, full of problems or unfair treatment

（充滿問題和不公正待遇的）不愉快的生活

he &B{led} poor Amy &B{a dog's life}.

他讓可憐的艾米過著不幸的生活。

the dogs of war

(poetic/literary)the havoc accompanying military conflict

(詩／文)戰(zhàn)爭浩劫

dressed (up) like a dog's dinner

(Brit. informal)wearing ridiculously smart or ostentatious clothes

(英，非正式)可笑地穿著時髦（或顯擺）的衣服

every dog has his (或 its) day

(proverb)everyone will have good luck or success at some point in their lives

(諺)凡人皆有得意時

give a dog a bad name and hang him

(proverb)it's very difficult to lose a bad reputation, even if it's unjustified

(諺)欲加之罪，何患無辭；流言可畏

hair of the dog