In the doghouse
意味: In trouble with your partner or family member — they're mad at you and you're in their bad graces.
Being in the doghouse means you've done something wrong and now you're facing the consequences — your partner is giving you the cold shoulder, making you sleep on the couch, or just radiating disappointment. The image is of being banished from the comfortable house to the dog's house. It's almost always used humorously.
例文
- I forgot our anniversary. I'm definitely in the doghouse tonight. 我忘了我们的纪念日。今晚肯定要被罚了。Se me olvidó nuestro aniversario. Esta noche seguro que duermo en el sofá.記念日を忘れちゃった。今夜は確実にお仕置き部屋行きだ。기념일을 깜빡했어. 오늘 밤은 확실히 개집 신세야.
- He's been in the doghouse ever since he showed up late to her birthday dinner. 自从他参加她的生日晚宴迟到后,就一直在受罚。Está castigado desde que llegó tarde a la cena de cumpleaños de ella.彼女の誕生日ディナーに遅刻してから、ずっと犬小屋送りだよ。그녀의 생일 저녁에 늦게 도착한 이후로 계속 찬밥 신세야.
- If you don't call your mother back, you're going to be in the doghouse all week. 你要是不给你妈回电话,整整一周都得挨骂。Si no le devuelves la llamada a tu madre, vas a estar en la lista negra toda la semana.お母さんに折り返し電話しないと、一週間ずっと怒られるよ。엄마한테 전화 안 하면 일주일 내내 혼날 거야.
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使い方ガイド
場面: marriage humor, family life, apologies
トーン: humorous, self-deprecating
✓ 正しい言い方
- I'm in the doghouse.我现在正被罚呢。Estoy en la caseta del perro.完全にやらかしちゃったよ。나 지금 개집 신세야.
- He's been in the doghouse all week.他已经被罚了一整周了。Lleva toda la semana castigado.彼、一週間ずっと怒られてるんだよ。그는 일주일 내내 찬밥 신세였어.
✗ 間違った言い方
- Don't trivialize real relationship conflicts by joking about being in the doghouse不要用'被罚了'来轻描淡写真正严重的感情冲突No trivialices conflictos de pareja reales bromeando con estar «en la caseta del perro»本当に深刻な関係の問題を犬小屋ジョークで軽く扱わないこと심각한 관계 갈등을 개집 신세 농담으로 가볍게 넘기지 말 것
起源と歴史
The phrase may trace back to J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan' (1911), where Mr. Darling sleeps in the dog kennel as penance. It became widely used in American English by the mid-20th century, especially in the context of marriage humor.
文化的背景
Era: Early 20th century onward
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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