[
UK
/dˈɒɡhaʊs/
]
[ US /ˈdɔɡˌhaʊs/ ]
[ US /ˈdɔɡˌhaʊs/ ]
NOUN
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an idiomatic term for being in disfavor
in the doghouse - outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
How To Use doghouse In A Sentence
- I'm in the doghouse with the physio. The Sun
- Thereafter, when any cat came into view, the dog would retreat to his doghouse and, I suppose, peruse his collection of Playmutts (last month's centerfold, a fox terrier, is really hot by the way). Weird Things
- These pet owners belong in the doghouse after taking these embarrassing snaps. The Sun
- Autumn shivered as she stepped from a streetcar, pulled up the collar on her coat and walked briskly towards the Doghouse. ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH
- Her husband was in the doghouse for leaving her to cope on her own.
- in the doghouse
- Joe built the large doghouse to keep them dry and comfortable in bad weather.
- The grounds featured temple-shaped doghouses and pools on which Ward floated models of Roman ships.
- Alan took a chip in the neck and it opened up a small cut that nevertheless bled copiously and ruined, * ruined* his favorite T-shirt, with Snoopy sitting atop his doghouse in an aviator's helmet, firing an imaginary machine gun at the cursed Red Baron. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
- The next morning, Billy makes a doghouse for his pups.