Dog Eat Dog

Dog eat dog

Welcom to English in a Minute!

Dogs are popular pets in the u.s.

So, what could this expression mean?

It sounds just terrible.

Let’s listen.

Dog-eat-dog

The media industry is so competitive.

I know.

But these days,so many industries are.

It’s really just a dog-ea-dog world

I want to work in a place that is the opposite of dog-eat-dog

You know, warm-and-tuzzy.

Me too

Maybe we could raise sheep and make wool sweters.

“Dog-eat-dog”

describes a situation where people will do anything to be successful.

They do not care if they have to hart

Other people in the process.

The expression comes from the latin saving

“a dog does not eat another dog”

And that’s English in a Minute!