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dog ate my homework

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(The) dog ate my homework
A poor excuse for something that someone has failed to do on time. (From an excuse a student might give for failing to turn in homework on time. Occurs in many variations.) The dog ate my homework, so I have nothing to turn in. (Used as an attributive.) Bob was late with his report and had nothing but his typical dog-ate-my-homework excuses.
See also: ate, dog, homework


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Bonds's ignorance of their true identity is more childish than a youngster's excuse that "the dog ate my homework.
It's hard to imagine, but your parents may have once have used the excuse, "The dog ate my homework.
On the electric car, Chrysler's approach to regulatory compliance was, loosely stated, "The dog ate my homework.
 
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