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that dog don't run

idiom
Meaning

An expression of disapproval or disbelief.


Examples
SIMPLE

You think that excuse works? That dog don't run.

CONTEXTUAL

He tried to convince me the store was closed for a holiday, but I told him that dog don't run.

COMPLEX

The politician offered a flimsy explanation for the missing funds, yet the skeptical public knew that dog don't run.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    and I don't mean maybe

    Indicating that one is serious and not joking about a matter.

  2. 02

    break into a run

    To start running.

  3. 03

    buy a dog and bark oneself

    To do something that one has hired someone else to do.

  4. 04

    call off the dogs

    To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.

  5. 05

    cat and dog life

    An unhappy married life marked by arguments and disagreements.

  6. 06

    common run

    Ordinary persons, things, or events.

  7. 07

    dog and cat

    A team comprising one male and one female, either working as associates or having one as the second-in-command to the other.

  8. 08

    dog and pony show

    Any presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate, while lacking real substance.

Last updated July 12, 2026