| 单词 | in the doghouse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the doghouse slang (originally U.S.). in the doghouse in disgrace, out of favour. Cf. in the dog box at dog box n. Phrases. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disfavour > disfavouring [phrase] > out of favour out of a person's books1509 in bad bread1743 in (also into) a person's bad books1832 in the doghouse1926 1926 J. J. Finerty ‘Criminalese’ (rev. ed.) 31 In dog house, in disfavor. 1932 Editor 6 Feb. 110/2 Dog-house: in disfavor. ‘My moll caught me tryin' to make that twist, so I'm in the dog-house now.’ 1940 P. G. Wodehouse Quick Service xix. 231 Already he was solidly established in the doghouse as the result of that craps business. 1955 J. B. Priestley & J. Hawkes Journey down Rainbow ii. 34 And the men, so often ‘in the dog house’..are baffled and miserable, telling one another that women have always been like this, not knowing what they want. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain iv. 83 He said to me, ‘I'm in the dog-house over this.’ 1963 P. H. Johnson Night & Silence ix. 55 He'd been getting bad grades, he was in the dog-house as it was. 1975 T. Williams Let. 29 July in Five O'Clock Angel (1991) 328 I guess I'm in the dog-house with Bill. 2005 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 102/1 He's still in the doghouse following his non-response to the devastation of Katrina. < as lemmas |
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