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Old 18-May-2004, 21:27
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Originally Posted by henry
What is (a case of) dog eat dog?
Answer: a situation in business, political, etc. where there is a lot of competition and people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed.

e.g I am afraid in this line of work it's a case of dog eat dog.

We are operating in a dog-eat-dog world!

What is " be in the doghouse?"

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Your wife is mad at you, and she is freezing you out. Apologize. Admit you were wrong if you want to get out of the doghouse.

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