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
Balbus	-	Ancient Roman
Elva (2)	-	Danish, Icelandic
El	-	Near Eastern Mythology
Azazel	-	Biblical
Sayen	-	Native American, Mapuche
Robbin	['rɔbin]