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dog

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EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY,

GO TO THE DOGS,

HOT DOG,

LEAD A DOG'S LIFE,

LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE,

RAIN CATS AND DOGS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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