lead a dog's life
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Whether he draws them or writes about them, Thurber does it with the air of a man who knows what it is to lead a dog's life.
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“If he does, it will only be to lead a dog’s life,” murmured Mark, as he left to get the broth.
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"Was it part of the bargain that he should insult you, trample on you, make you lead a dog's life without a single friend to make it bearable?"
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"I think you'll lead a dog's life," he said.
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If you ask me, I say I lead a dog's life—why, even a navvy works only for a fixed number of hours per diem!
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