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be in the doghouse

idiom/ɪn ðə ˈdɔɡhaʊs/

to be in trouble or disfavor with someone

I forgot my wife’s birthday, so now I’m in the doghouse and she’s barely speaking to me.

word origin — Possibly from Peter Pan (1911) — Mr. Darling slept in the dog kennel as punishment for losing his children.