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doghouse
dog·house D0323000 (dôg′hous′, dŏg′-)n. A small shelter for a dog.Idiom: in the doghouse Slang In great disfavor or trouble.doghouse (ˈdɒɡˌhaʊs) n1. US and Canadian a hutlike shelter for a dog. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): kennel 2. informal disfavour (in the phrase in the doghouse)dog•house (ˈdɔgˌhaʊs, ˈdɒg-)
n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) a small shelter for a dog. Idioms: in the doghouse, in disfavor or disgrace. [1605–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  doghouse - outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dogdog house, kenneloutbuilding - a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main buildingshelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather | | 2. | doghouse - an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"dislike, disfavor, disfavour, disapproval - an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group |
Translationsdoghouse
be in the doghouseslang To be in trouble with someone due to one's misdeeds or blunders. I'll be in the doghouse if I come into work late again this week. You've been in the doghouse with Maria ever since you forgot her birthday.See also: doghousein the doghouseslang In trouble with someone due to one's misdeeds or blunders. I'll be in the doghouse if I come into work late again this week. You've been in the doghouse with Maria ever since you forgot her birthday.See also: doghouse*in the doghouseFig. in trouble; in (someone's) disfavor. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; find oneself ~; put someone [into] ~.) I'm really in the doghouse with my boss. I was late for an appointment. I hate being in the doghouse all the time. I don't know why I can't stay out of trouble.See also: doghousein the doghouseIn disfavor, in trouble, as in Jane knew that forgetting the check would put her in the doghouse. This expression alludes to relegating a dog that misbehaves to its outdoor kennel. [c. 1900] See also: doghousein the doghouse INFORMALIf you are in the doghouse, someone is annoyed with you because of something you have done. If you give her a birthday card and nothing else, you'll be in the doghouse. Four Caribbean prime ministers have landed themselves in the doghouse after failing to turn up to a top-level meeting at the White House. Note: In American English, a `doghouse' is a kennel. See also: doghousein the doghouse (or dogbox) in disgrace or disfavour. informal 1963 Pamela Hansford Johnson Night & Silence He'd been getting bad grades, he was in the dog-house as it was. See also: doghousebe in the ˈdoghouse (South African be in the ˈdogbox) (informal) in a situation where somebody is angry with you because you have done something wrong: I’m in the doghouse with my wife at the moment: I forgot it was her birthday yesterday!See also: doghouse in the doghouse Slang In great disfavor or trouble.See also: doghousein the doghouseIn disgrace. The term alludes to sending a dog that misbehaves indoors to its outdoor kennel. It is of relatively recent origin, presumably from about 1900. In James Barrie’s Peter Pan (1904) Mr. Darling mistreats the children’s favorite, a dog named Nana, and in penance goes to live in the dog’s house.See also: doghousedoghouse
doghouse[′dȯg‚hau̇s] (electronics) Small enclosure placed at the base of a transmitting antenna tower to house antenna tuning equipment. (petroleum engineering) A small enclosed space on the drilling rig floor used to provide storage for small objects. doghouse A mark on the turn and slip indicator that resembles a dog-house. It is located one-needle's width from the center, and when the pointer aligns with it, a standard rate of turn is being executed.doghouse
Synonyms for doghousenoun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dogSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an idiomatic term for being in disfavorRelated Words- dislike
- disfavor
- disfavour
- disapproval
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