Wife's eggcorn

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>I don't know why it's taken me so long to flash on this as an eggcorn,
>but, for years, I've been annoyed by hearing my wife say, when she's
>stressed out:
>
>"I feel like _Dog Chow_!"
>
>"Dog Chow," is, of course, a registered trademark of the
>Ralston-Purina Co.  of St. Louis, my beloved home town. What my wife
>is reaching for is, "I feel like dog _shit_!" ....

Maybe so.

What about "[This place looks like the] dog's dinner"?

What about "[Now you're in the] doghouse"?

-- Doug Wilson