12生肖隐秘涵义知多少：狗(组图)

狗

　　11.Dog(狗)

　　a dog in the manger占着茅坑不拉屎的人，自私自利的人

　　Don‘t be such a dog in the manger. Lend your bicycle to him since you will not go out this afternoon.

　　top dog处于支配地位

　　Brazil can well be said to be the top dog in the soccer circles of the world.

　　lead a dog‘s life过困苦的生活

　　Many new immigrants in the U.S. initially endure a dog‘s life.

　　put on the dog炫耀，摆阔；竭力表现自己，似乎自己非常重要，而事实并非如此

　　They put on the dog in front of their guests, but the guests were not impressed.