dog-eat-dog

See also dog eat dog

English

Adjective

dog-eat-dog (comparative more dog-eat-dog, superlative most dog-eat-dog)

1. characterizes a person or situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people; ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive

   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

Translations

harsh and ruthless

• Finnish: häikäilemätön (fi), säälimätön (fi), ankara (fi), armoton (fi), karu (fi)

• Russian: закон джунглей (ru) m (zakon džunglej)