dog-eat-dog
US /ˈdɔɡ.it.dɔɡ/
UK /ˈdɔɡ.it.dɔɡ/
1.
sauvage, chacun pour soi, impitoyable
used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if it harms other people
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It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, so you have to be tough.
C'est un monde de chacun pour soi là-bas, alors tu dois être fort.
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The competition in the tech industry is truly dog-eat-dog.
La concurrence dans l'industrie technologique est vraiment sauvage.