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that dog don't run

that dog don't run phrase: an expression of disapproval or disbelief.

Phrase

that dog don't run

  1. (Southern, US, idiomatic) An expression of disapproval or disbelief.
    • He will work hard for you and be on time. You can depend on him. Please hire him.
      I've known that boy all his life. Dependable? On time? Nah, that dog don't run.

Forms of that dog don't run

alternative formthat dog doesn't run
alternative formthat dog don't hunt

Questions about that dog don't run

What does that dog don't run mean?
That dog don't run means an expression of disapproval or disbelief.
What part of speech is that dog don't run?
That dog don't run is a phrase.

Words near that dog don't run in the dictionary

  1. that clause
  2. that clauses
  3. that cock won't fight
  4. that did it
  5. that does it
  6. that dog don't run
  7. that dog won't hunt
  8. that ever walked on two legs
  9. that figures
  10. that girl
  11. that guy

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