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  1. DOG-EAT-DOG definition: 1. used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what…. Learn more.

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    a very competitive world
    ruthlessly competitive business environment
    marked by destructive or ruthless competition, without self-restraint, ethics, etc.
    do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people
    The only rule of the marketplace was dog-eat-dog.
    It’s a dog-eat-dog
    You have to look out for your own interests; it’s a dog-eat-dog
    Your company fired you two days after you had a heart attack? Well, it’s undoubtedly a dog-eat-dog

    The term “dog eat dog” is a relatively modern idiom that directly contradicts an old Latin saying – canis caninam non est,which means “a dog does not eat the flesh of a dog.” It is believed that the earliest entry of this idiom in English prints was recorded in 1543. Later, Thomas Fuller wrote in Gnomologia, in 1732: The present version of the expr...

  2. Dog Eat Dog is a film based on Edward Bunker's novel, starring Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe as former prisoners hired to kidnap a baby. The film was directed by Paul Schrader and premiered at Cannes in 2016.

  3. Dog Eat Dog: Directed by Paul Schrader. With Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Matthew Cook, Omar J. Dorsey. A crew of ex-cons are hired by a Cleveland mafioso to kidnap the baby of a rival mobster.

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    • Paul Schrader
    • 2016-11-11
  4. Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase dog eat dog, which expresses disapproval of ruthless or savage competition. See how it is used in sentences and compare it with dog-eat-dog and dog collar.

  5. May 20, 2022 · Learn the history and meaning of the idiom "dog-eat-dog world", which describes a ruthless and competitive environment where everyone is out for themselves. Find out why some people say "doggy dog world" instead and how it differs from the original expression.

  6. Starring: Nicholas Cage, Willem Dafoe, and Magi AvilaDog Eat Dog Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Nicholas Cage MovieIN THEATERS IN LA AND NY: November 4, 2016Leg...

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