yellow dog
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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
So Fido, just a poor yellow dog, met the fate of his illustrious master—Assassination.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2021
The yellow dog contract became a thing of the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2017
Omakayas groped for her stick, but suddenly the yellow dog had it in his teeth.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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