in the doghouse

idiom

informal
: in a bad situation because someone is angry at one : in trouble
He's in the doghouse for forgetting his wife's birthday.

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Rhamondre Stevenson could be in the doghouse with head coach Mike Vrabel for some time ahead. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 When Cain was hired as Oklahoma’s rush ends coach in January 2020, Bonitto was a rising junior in the doghouse. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025 The move indicates that relationships between Trump, Putin and Zelensky have changed radically, with Kyiv on the rise and Moscow in the doghouse. Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 July 2025 These repricings are accelerating, but even a 50% jump would still have the market in the doghouse. Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for in the doghouse

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“In the doghouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20doghouse. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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