He's 'in the doghouse' with his wife [=his wife is angry at him] for being late.
(..) Everyone keeps ignoring me. l'm like a plague around here. Don't look at me when you're talking. Dr Reid. l just wanted to say, you're out of my doghouse. That was a great catch on that patient with meningococcus. That actually wasn't me. Carla noticed the rash on his legs. You could have been (..)2001 TvShow: Scrubs Title: My Mentor Season: 1 Episode 2