A dog's life
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6Meaning
A miserable existence
हिंदी अर्थ
दर-दर की ठोकरें खाना
Example sentences
Working three jobs with no rest, he was living a dog's life.
Radhika helped the stray puppy, which had led a dog's life until then.
Daily use: Na rehne ki jagah, na khaane ka thikana, bilkul dog's life chal rahi hai.
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Hindi में भी यही picture है: 'कुत्ते की तरह दर-दर भटक रहा है'। ऐसी ज़िंदगी दयनीय होती है — वही a dog's life।
Hindi has the same picture: 'kutte ki tarah dar-dar bhatakna' (wandering from door to door like a stray dog). A life spent like that is miserable, and that is a dog's life.
Exam note
अर्थ आता है: दयनीय जीवन। Pet की आरामदायक ज़िंदगी मत समझिए — यह idiom हमेशा negative है।
The tested meaning is a miserable existence. Do not confuse it with a pet's comfortable life; the idiom is always negative.