knock a dog off a gut wagon: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To describe an odor or condition so potent or offensive that it would figuratively cause a dog to be knocked off a gut wagon (i.e., to faint or become incapacitated).
- To emphasize that a smell or sensation is extremely strong or overpowering.
Examples
BetaThe kitchen smelled so bad after the garbage sat for days, it could knock a dog off a gut wagon.
La cocina olía tan mal después de que la basura estuvo varios días, que podría derribar a un perro de un carro de intestinos.
Walking into that rotten meat storage was enough to knock a dog off a gut wagon instantly.
Entrar en ese depósito de carne podrida fue suficiente para derribar a un perro de un carro de intestinos al instante.
If the odor in the barn persists, it might knock a dog off a gut wagon and force us to air it out.
Si el olor en el granero persiste, podría derribar a un perro de un carro de intestinos y obligarnos a ventilarlo.
Don't leave the trash outside during summer; it could knock a dog off a gut wagon with that smell.
No dejes la basura afuera en verano; ese olor podría derribar a un perro de un carro de intestinos.
Examples:
- EN: I pulled and yanked on buffalo hides until my guts ached and my clothes were stiff with buffalo grease, and they smelled enough to knock a dog off a gut wagon into a dead faint.ID: Aku menarik dan menarik kulit kerbau sampai nyali aku sakit dan pakaianku kaku karena minyak kerbau, dan baunya cukup untuk menjatuhkan anjing dari gerobak usus menjadi pingsan.
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