DOG DAYS (OF SUMMER), DOG-EARED, DOG-EAT-DOG: American English Idioms #56
DOG DAYS (OF SUMMER) The dog days of summer are an idiom meaning the hottest time of the year, often observed by canine behavior. This period is thought to be due to the position of Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, in the eastern sky at this time. The theory is that it heats…