• Kecessa
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    10 months ago

    I’m kind of disturbed by the fact that they call it “being in the dog house”… Is it a common expression in English?

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      10 months ago

      Someone else answered but yes it’s a boomer expression. Basically to mean you’re in trouble with your spouse. (They aren’t letting you in their bed so you go to sleep with your dog in the dog house.)

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      10 months ago

      Yes, I’ve never heard a real person use it but I’ve heard it on TV enough to know what it means. I think it’s a boomer expression.