dog eat dog
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dog eat dog
- /dɒɡ iːt dɒɡ/ UK
- /dɔɡ it dɔɡ/ US
Where it comes from
From dog + eat + dog. Derived from Latin canis caninam non est (“a dog does not eat the flesh of a dog”).
adjective dog-eat-dog · doggy dog · doggy-dog
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Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive; of a business or other set of circumstances, trying to succeed at the expense of other people.
dog-eat-dog world
Similar: every man for himself, kill or be killed
Translations
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adj harsh and ruthless
| 中文 | 狗咬狗 gǒuyǎogǒu |
|---|---|
| Français | loi de la jungle |
| Ελληνικά | κλέψας του κλέψαντος klépsas tou klépsantos |
| العربية | قَانُون الغَابَة qānūn al-ḡāba |
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