IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishin the doghouse
Meaning: In someone's bad graces; in trouble.
Example: “I'm in the doghouse for forgetting our anniversary.”
Origin: A dog that misbehaves is sent out to its kennel. The phrase for a person in disgrace, usually with a spouse or partner, is American from the early 20th century. A well-known scene in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1904), where Mr. Darling lives in the dog's kennel out of remorse, may have helped spread it.
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