Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Hangdog Look

(A). A guilty, shamefaced look.

“Look a little brisker, man, and not so hangdog-like.” —Dickens.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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