Meaning of two men and a dog | Babel Free
Definitions
- Synonym of one man and his dog (“almost nobody; very few people”).
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, men, dog.
Examples
“By present-day standards, of course, these count as just two men and a dog, but were a remarkable concentration for the day, certainly far beyond anything to be found in the private sector. In actual numbers the staff had not much changed since the amalgamation of 1850, but there had been a significant accretion in skills. And the improvement was to continue, both in numbers and quality.”
“But Jay wouldn't let him help out, even when the business was just two men and a dog to begin with.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.