Meaning
- a miserable and unpleasant life
- a miserable, unhappy existence
- to lead a drab or boring life
Example Sentences
- Mark's been leading a dog's life since he was fired from the job.
- He's been living a dog's life since his wife left him.
- Poor Richard really leads a dog's life.
- I've been working so hard. I'm tired of living a dog's life.
- I've got to go to the market, then cook a meal, then pick Davis up from the airport - it's a dog's life.
Origin
This Idiomatic expression was first recorded in a 16th-century manuscript and alluded to the miserable subservient existence of dogs during this era. By the 1660s, there was a proverb: "It's a dog's life, hunger and ease."
