dog-eat-dog
91dog — {{11}}dog (n.) O.E. docga, a late, rare word used of a powerful breed of canine. It forced out O.E. hund (the general Germanic and IE word; see CANINE (Cf. canine)) by 16c. and subsequently was picked up in many continental languages (Cf. Fr.… …
92dog — I UK [dɒɡ] / US [dɔɡ] noun [countable] Word forms dog : singular dog plural dogs *** 1) a) an animal kept as a pet, for guarding buildings, or for hunting. A young dog is called a puppy Have you fed the dog? Out on the street, a dog began to bark …
93dog — noun 1》 a domesticated carnivorous mammal probably descended from the wolf, with a barking or howling voice, an acute sense of smell, and non retractile claws. [Canis familiaris.] ↘a wild animal resembling this, in particular any member of… …
94eat — See: DOG EAT DOG, LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY …
95eat — See: DOG EAT DOG, LIVE HIGH OFF THE HOG or EAT HIGH ON THE HOG, LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY …
96eat — See: dog eat dog, live high off the hog or eat high on the hog, look like the cat that ate the canary …
97Eat Your Own Dog Food — An expression describing the act of a company using its own products for day to day operations. A company that eats its own dog food sends the message that it considers its own products the best on the market. This slang was popularized during… …
98dog in the manger — noun a person who churlishly prevents others from using something for which he or she has no particular use. {from Aesop s fable about a dog lying in a manger of hay and snarling at the ox who wanted to eat the hay, although, as the ox pointed… …
99dog bites dog — Like criticises like. Also opp. dog doesn t eat dog …
100dog eat dog — used to refer to a ruthlessly competitive situation. → dog …
