like a dog after a bone

English

Adjective

like a dog after a bone (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of like a dog with a bone.
    • 187, Ouida, The Massarenes, A Novel, page 289:
      "Royal!" echoed the doctor with scorn. "If they were the consul would be after him like a dog after a bone."
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