dog's life

A miserably unhappy existence, as in He's been leading a dog's life since his wife left him. This expression was first recorded in a 16th-century manuscript and alludes to the miserable subservient existence of dogs during this era. By the 1660s there was a proverb: "It's a dog's life, hunger and ease."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Danijel	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Anthoney	['æntəni]
Chikumbutso	-	Southern African, Chewa
Haluk	-	Turkish
Sheryl	SHER-əl	English
Zenovia	-	Greek