Related Clues:

• Recurring theme
• ''Going to the dogs,'' e.g.
• Hit the sack, e.g.
• ''Talk turkey,'' e.g.
• Colorful phrase
• 'Hang your head,' for instance
• Figure of speech
• ''In the doghouse,'' e.g.
• Colloquialism
• Metaphor, for one
• Unintuitive thing for language learners
• "Talk turkey," e.g.
• Going to the dogs, e.g.
• Literary device
• Fly off the handle, e.g.