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like a big dog

like a big dog prepositional phrase: a lot; a great deal.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Canada, US, slang) A lot; a great deal.
    • I'm running like a big dog. Gotta catch the Clue Bus.2015, Dan Jenkins, You Gotta Play Hurt

Origin of like a big dog

Euphemism for like a bitch.

Questions about like a big dog

What does like a big dog mean?
Like a big dog means a lot; a great deal.
What part of speech is like a big dog?
Like a big dog is a prepositional phrase.

Words near like a big dog in the dictionary

  1. like
  2. like a bag of ferrets
  3. like a bat out of hell
  4. like a bear with a sore head
  5. like a bee in clover
  6. like a big dog
  7. like a bitch
  8. like a bitch on heat
  9. like a blue-arsed fly
  10. like a boss
  11. like a bowl in a china shop

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