i believe it's a metaphor!
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It is meant to evoke a vivid illustration of the size of the sound of thunder. Thunder from a dog's point of view, perhaps.
It can be a verb, a noun, or an adjective. 'I asked my neighbour to control his dog properly.' (Verb) 'My neighbour does not exercise proper control over his dog.' (Noun) 'My neighbour has a control problem with his dog.' (Adjective)
His dog is overflowing with love for him.
4 people and 1 dog
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
No it is an opinion. Like saying your dog is cute.
(example A dog is a butterfly)it is saying something about a dog what is not true.Or it look like something
That dog can hunt is a metaphor for He is good at something
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it means it absorbs everything in it.
The old fashioned expression 'Black dog' was used as a metaphor for depression. It is a powerful expressive metaphor. It's 'blackness' refers to depression and the negative effects that this can have.
The saying 'you old dog' just means someone that you have not seen for a long time. It is just a way of saying hi to someone you have not seen in a while.
When people say " I have to or I layed my dog down" they are saying that they had to or have to kill there dog.
Well sometimes your dog can say different things. It just because he is barking, it does not mean he is saying one thing.
It is just a colorful way of saying very tired.
They are saying the person is no better than a dog or has the characteristics of a dog (aka always fetching things for you).
The dog's bark was a piercing siren in the quiet night.