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dog-eat-dogadjective
harsh and ruthless
It's a dog-eat-dog world in the movie business - Everyone in the movie business is trying to get one up over everyone else
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dog-eat-dog in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dog-eat-dog in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of dog-eat-dog in a Sentence
In Washington, it's dog eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite.
( The movie is) very moving. It's got a lot of heart, a lot of grit, it's got a lot of soul in it, boxing is a dog-eat-dog world. There's are a lot of people who are going to be your friends when you're winning and like any business where there's a lot of money involved, you take a long hit and everybody scatters.
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- perro come perroSpanish
- cão come cãoPortuguese
- 狗吃狗Chinese
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