DOG IT Definition & Meaning

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dog it

Same as put on the dog .
Move slowly, as in We just dogged it along from California to Oregon .
Run away, as in Let's dog it out of here right now . This usage originated in American underworld slang in the 1920s, where it meant “to back down in cowardly fashion,” and acquired its present sense about 1930.
Do less than is required; loaf or shirk. For example, I'm afraid our donors are dogging it this year . This expression originated in sports and soon was transferred to other endeavors. [ Slang ; c. 1900]

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"I feel sad that there's this thing almost automatically between us because of the type of dog it is."

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But once just a man and his dog, it has increasing become the "sport of choice" for criminal gangs, with speeding vehicles driven by men in balaclavas sweeping through the countryside.

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"When someone is screaming down the phone at 999 'hare coursing is going on', it is not some old boy with a dog, it is serious crime and these people are dangerous."

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"My grandfather used to have a smooth fox terrier and I remember seeing an old home film with it in and wondering what type of dog it was," he added.

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If a dog is successful in becoming a fire investigation dog, it can usually work for about 10 years, with skills kept sharp through annual training refreshers, LFB added.

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