dog in the fight
dog in the fight · dogs in the fight
A personal stake in an issueA personal stake in an issue.
» Why do dogs and cats often fight?
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1 senses(US)A personal stake in an issue.
Examples
18 sentencesWhy do dogs and cats often fight?
Have you ever seen two dogs fighting?
deHast du schon einmal zwei Hunde kämpfen sehen? — Waldelfe
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
The dogs don't want to fight.
The two dogs fought over the bone.
Origin
In reference to dogfighting and its spectators.In reference to dogfighting and its spectators.
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Forms
plural: dogs in the fight| Singular | dog in the fight |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.