like a dog after a bone

A form of like a dog with a bone — Stubborn and tenacious; persistent; relentless; dogged.

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Meanings

adjectivelike a dog after a bone (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of like a dog with a bone.

    "Royal!" echoed the doctor with scorn. "If they were the consul would be after him like a dog after a bone."

    187, Ouida, The Massarenes, A Novel, page 289
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Chicago

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