junkyard dog
See also: junkyard-dog
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
junkyard dog (plural junkyard dogs)
- (literally) An aggressive dog which guards a scrapyard or junkyard.
- (idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) An animal or person with an especially nasty and combative demeanor.
- 1992, Janice Castro, "With Friends Like These ...," Time, 21 Sept.:
- House minority whip . . . Gingrich has earned enmity in abundance for his junkyard-dog tactics.
- 2004, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir, →ISBN, p. 50:
- "I'm gonna hire me a lawyer," he said. "A real junkyard dog."
- 1992, Janice Castro, "With Friends Like These ...," Time, 21 Sept.:
- A hot dog laden with toppings, such as onions, pineapples, or chili
Translations[edit]
An animal or person with an especially nasty and combative demeanor
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References[edit]
- junkyard dog at OneLook Dictionary Search