“Dog days”
Definition
The hottest days of summer.
Beispiele
Examples
“It’s hard to work during the dog days of summer.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
It’s hard to work during the _____ of summer.Compare with the original example
It’s hard to work during the dog days of summer.
Write a two-line conversation using “Dog days”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Dog days" mean?
- "Dog days" means the hottest days of summer.
- How do you use "Dog days" in a sentence?
- Example: "It’s hard to work during the dog days of summer."
- Should I interpret "Dog days" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.