dog days of summer
Meaning: Very hot days.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Animals
Origin: The expression has an astronomical source. It is the time in July and August when, in the northern hemisphere, the Dog Star, Sirius, rises in conjunction with the sun. In ancient times it was believed that it was the combined heat of Sirius and the sun that caused the hot weather.
More idioms — Animals
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- fat cat — A rich but usually lazy person.
- fine kettle of fish — A terrible mess.
- fly-by-night — Undependable; untrustworthy.
- fly in the face of something — To go against something; to show disrespect for something or someone.
- fly in the ointment — An unpleasant element in an otherwise pleasant situation.
More English idioms
- fly off the handle — To suddenly become very angry.
- fly the coop — To escape.
- get off one's high horse — To stop acting superior.
- get someone's goat — To irritate or annoy someone.
- go whole hog — To spare nothing; to do something with maximum enthusiasm.
- grin and bear it — To accept or endure a bad situation.
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