dog it
To underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effortTo underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To underperform; to lag behind; to fail to exert effort.
The boss made him do extra cleaning work, because he was caught dogging it on his prior assignment.
The coach made him run extra laps, because he was dogging it in practice.
Examples
66 sentencesMy dog ate it.
Мій собака його з'їв. — deniko
ruЕго съела моя собака. — Selena777
deMein Hund hat es gefressen. — Tamy
Most dogs like it when you scratch them behind the ears.
Більшості собак подобається, коли ти чешеш їх за вухами. — Ahha
What kind of dog is it?
deWas für ein Hund ist das? — nGerman
What kind of a dog is it?
Tom shot his own dog, thinking it was a wolf.
ruТом выстрелил в собственную собаку, приняв её за волка. — marafon
Forms
dogs it, dogging it, dogged it, dogged it| Base form | dog it · to dog it |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dogs it |
| Present participle | dogging it |
| Past simple | dogged it |
| Past participle | dogged it |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle