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...s father disinherited him and Jean de Nivelle fled to [[Flanders]], hoping to avoid further troubles. [[Category:Metaphors referring to dogs]] ...

{{Short description|Common phrase referring to domestic dogs}} ...rchive.org/web/20230519141822/https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/introduction-dogs |url-status=live }}</ref> and has since become a common [[colloquialism]]. ...

...f> The phrase means to mistake one's object, or to pursue the wrong course to obtain it. ...k. 2107 curious word origins, sayings and expressions from white elephants to a song and dance. Galahad Books, 1993.</ref> ...

...er coat led to its being called a "yaller dog", which in turn may have led to the expression "yellow dog Democrat".<ref name=":0" />]] ...te web|url=https://www.mississippidemocrats.org/yellowdogsnew|title=Yellow Dogs|website=Mississippi Democratic Party|access-date=10 Dec 2017}}</ref> ...

...rinate, while going to see a man about a horse signifies that one is going to defecate, and thus may be away a bit longer. <ref>{{cite book |url=https:// ...he nickname of "Dog" from the frequent use of the phrase to describe going to the pub.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east ...

{{Short description|Idiom in English used to describe heavy rain}} ...se "raining cats and dogs" (and "pitchforks")]] {{Wiktionary|rain cats and dogs}} ...

...d the flag effect]], as wag the dog actions tend to both distract and seek to bolster support through these actions. ...utters confused catch phrases known at that time as Dundrearyisms (similar to modern day [[Yogi Berra#"Yogi-isms"|Yogi-isms]] of [[Yogi Berra]]): ...

...buds) was an American political term used in the mid-to-late 20th century to describe [[Conservative Democrat|conservative]] [[Democratic Party (United ..., dubbed the [[New Deal]] and [[Fair Deal]] respectively, but were opposed to [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]] and the [[civil rights ...

...025 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=IId3v2rPE-8C}}</ref> It refers to "casting pearls before swine". The original [[Koine Greek]], according to [[The New Testament in the Original Greek|Westcott and Hort]], reads: ...

...w an unusual, infrequent event (such as a man biting a dog) is more likely to be reported as news than an ordinary, everyday occurrence with similar cons ...ates through 250 Years, 1690 to 1940]''</ref> The quote is also attributed to [[Charles Anderson Dana]] (1819–1897).<ref>Recollections of the Civil War B ...

...ription|Idiom of Biblical origin to describe those playing a role contrary to their real character}} ...arlier than the 12th century [[Common Era|CE]], have been falsely credited to ancient Greek storyteller [[Aesop]] (620–564 BCE). The confusion arises fro ...

...erence to the initial position [[Canine reproduction#Copulation|assumed by dogs when mating]]. It is described in the ''[[Kama Sutra]]'' as the ''cow posit ...act)|finger stimulation]] to achieve orgasm. Some men however, may be able to stimulate the G-spot and clitoris simultaneously using the penis and the sc ...

{{Short description|Fallacious approach to mislead an audience}} ...the detective [[Sherlock Holmes]] examines a clue which is later revealed to be intentionally misleading.]] ...

...ccess-date=12 December 2009 }}</ref> This can be a way for an organization to test its products in real-world usage using [[product management]] techniqu ...remembered was that the president of [[Whiskas|Kal Kan Pet Food]] was said to eat a can of his dog food at annual shareholders' meetings.<ref name=ieee>{ ...

{{Short description|Idiom meaning to conform to a standard}} ...idiomatic expression]] meaning either to conform to a rule or standard, or to stand in formation along a line. Other phrases which were once used in the ...

...having something for which one has no use. Although the story was ascribed to [[Aesop's Fables]] in the 15th century, there is no ancient source that doe ...ot eat the grain, but who nevertheless prevented the horse from being able to eat anything either."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mythfolklore.net/aesopica/o ...

...ded audiences. They are generally used to convey messages on issues likely to provoke controversy without attracting negative attention.{{Not verified in According to [[William Safire]], the term ''dog whistle'' in reference to politics may have been derived from its use in the field of [[opinion poll] ...

...cient church order]]) written in [[Koine Greek]], dated by modern scholars to the [[Christianity in the 1st century|first]]{{sfn|Cross|Livingstone|2005|p ...anwhile, local bishops and [[Deacon|deacons]] also have authority and seem to be taking the place of the itinerant ministry.{{sfn|Cross|Livingstone|2005| ...

...in 45 BC (''ad Fam.'' 9.22) to a friend called Paetus, in which he alludes to a number of obscene words without actually naming them. ...f the fertility god [[Priapus]], whose wooden image was customarily set up to protect orchards against thieves. The earlier poems of [[Horace]] also cont ...

...h]], [[Coalesce (band)|Coalesce]] and [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]] helped to establish the genre. According to [[Metal Hammer]], "mathcore [is] the sound of [[Heavy metal music|metal]] b ...