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dead dog

American  
[ded dahg] / ˈdɛd ˈdɑg /

noun

  1. a matter that is no longer worth pursuing.


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One volunteer carried a dead dog away in a wheelbarrow.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

"Sometimes when it rains, a dead dog can be washed into the spring. We have to just take it out as we need the water, even if it is contaminated."

From BBC Aug. 21, 2024

Milei, who owns four clones of his dead dog Conan, has never been the most conventional occupant of Argentina’s highest office.

From Seattle Times Jun. 2, 2024

But she fails at demonizing the dead dog.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2024

I’m thinking how, ’bout a year ago, I was fooling around up on the ridge and come across a dead dog.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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