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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Proud as a dog

Hi, please kindly let me know the meaning of 'Proud as a dog'.
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This isn't a phrase I'm familiar with. Are you sure it wasn't as proud as a dog with two tails ? This is a variation on the more common as happy (or pleased) as a dog with two tails .

— Blue Jay

  • This isn't a phrase I'm familiar with.
  • Are you sure it wasn't as proud as a dog with two tails ?
  • This is a variation on the more common as happy (or pleased) as a dog with two tails .
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This isn't a phrase I'm familiar with. Are you sure it wasn't as proud as a dog with two tails? This is a variation on the more common as happy (or pleased) as a dog with two tails.
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I have to say, I've never heard Blue Jay's expression in my life!
(Nor have I heard the one from the original poster.)
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In the version I'm familiar with, it's not two tails that the dog's pleased to have.Emotion: embarrassed

The common simile is
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BarbaraPAI have to say, I've never heard Blue Jay's expression in my life!
Actually, I haven't either, but a Google search turned up a number of references to the phrase, so it evidently is (or was) in use somewhere.
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