Do you love dogs?

That's wonderful, because today we're going to learn some new idioms in English about dogs.

And with a mini-story, you will learn about mark success and challenges in the workplace.

While using these dogs expressions.

It's gonna be fun, you'll see.

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Let's start.

Our first idiom is barking up the wrong tree.

Imagine you're trying to find your lost keys.

And you start looking under the couch.

But, whoops, the keys were actually on the kitchen counter.

That's when you've been barking up the wrong tree.

You've been focusing your efforts in the wrong direction.

So remember, when you're searching for something, make sure you're not barking up their

wrong tree.

Now let's continue with the expression, let's sleeping dogs lie.

Imagine you have a sleepy dog who's all cozy on the couch.

You know, if you wake them up, they might get grumpy.

This idiom means sometimes it's best to leave things as they are, and not stir up trouble.

Just like you wouldn't want to wake a sleeping dog, it's often better to let certain situation be.

Every dog has its day. It's our following idiom.

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