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my dog ate my homework

my dog ate my homework is the alternative form of the dog ate my homework.

Meaning of the dog ate my homework

Phrase

the dog ate my homework

  1. (also, attributive) A stereotypical unconvincing excuse for not completing school homework or (by extension) not meeting one's obligations.
    • Their reasons for missed deadlines are mostly of the "dog ate my homework variety" including such easily foreseeable events as yesterday's elections and that the badger culling policy is "difficult and sensitive".2011 May 6, Damian Carrington, “Environment action delays blamed on 'dog ate my homework' excuses”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

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What is my dog ate my homework the alternative form of?
My dog ate my homework is the alternative form of the dog ate my homework.

Words near my dog ate my homework in the dictionary

  1. my conscience
  2. my country, right or wrong
  3. my culture is not your costume
  4. my day
  5. my dear fellow
  6. my dog ate my homework
  7. my emphasis
  8. my enemy's enemy is my friend
  9. my eye
  10. my eyeball
  11. my eyes are up here

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