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dog eat dog

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Definition


Getting ahead in life at any cost.

Context : Education, Social Life
Category: Idiom
Semantic: compete

Usage of “dog eat dog”

  1. Many colleges are dog-eat-dog. People will compete at any cost for higher grades and not care if others get hurt in the process.

  2. The business world can be a dog eat dog world.

Examples of idiom “dog eat dog” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'rosamiata'
    rosamiata:

    "The paper business is dog eat dog, Butler." lol #heroes

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'DeeBambaataa'
    DeeBambaataa:

    dog eat dog world , and I learned that on my own !

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'martinafan09'
    martinafan09:

    My fortune cookie..."It's a dog eat dog world. Unless you find something better to eat."

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'SwagIsAhFetish'
    SwagIsAhFetish:

    This is a dog eat dog world.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'Kopyright'
    Kopyright:

    dog eat dog world in sales..only the strongest survive

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'johnashtonedgar'
    johnashtonedgar:

    It's a dog eat dog world, and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear. - Norm Peterson

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'KatrinaMPerez'
    KatrinaMPerez:

    i see how it is here at work. It's a dog eat dog world ay. That's fine with me.