that dog don't run in English

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          "text": "He will work hard for you and be on time. You can depend on him. Please hire him.\nI've known that boy all his life. Dependable? On time? Nah, that dog don't run."
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        "An expression of disapproval or disbelief."
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        "(US, Southern, idiomatic) An expression of disapproval or disbelief."
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          "word": "that dog won't hunt"
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  "word": "that dog don't run"
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      "word": "that dog doesn't run"
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      "word": "that dog don't hunt"
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"that dog don't run" meaning in English

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