dogs are barking

English

Phrase

dogs are barking

  1. (colloquial, used after a possessive: "my", "his", "her", etc) Feet hurt (are achy or in pain; usually from a lot of walking or other exertion).
    A busy shift with no chance to sit down even once. My dogs are barking!
    A busy shift with no chance to sit down even once. Boy are my dogs barking!
    • 2007 September 1, Rhonda Rhea, High Heels in High Places: Walking Worthy in Way Cute Shoes, Revell, →ISBN, page 177:
      steppin' out when your dogs are barking
      Have you ever had a pair of exceptionally cute high heels, but you could hardly take a single step without a little tiny "ouch" escaping your lips?
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