yellow dog
Example Sentences
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The former rural affairs minister also said the party - which was granted two junior ministerial posts - were the "green tail wagging the yellow dog".
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2023
His big break came when he starred as Travis Coates in the 1957 film “Old Yeller,” a story about a teenage boy and his heroic yellow dog.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
The yellow dog contract became a thing of the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2017
Sweet wife and I in our marital bed, a 90lb yellow dog stretched full length between us while the house vibrated like a cello with some lunatic musician at the bow.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 16, 2016
Tayo finished the meat on the mutton ribs and threw the bones to a skinny yellow dog that came out from behind the hogan.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
