Expressions (expressões) – Dog Eat Dog

(English, like most other languages, is full of expressions that don’t really make sense when translated. This series will explore some of the different, popular expressions used in English to help any speaker improve their vocabulary.)

There are many expressions which work well in business settings, so we will look at some over the next few weeks.

Dog Eat Dog is another expression used primarily in the work setting. This expression means that a corporation, market segment or niche is incredibly competitive or bloodthirsty. This competition can be between two companies, internal employees, external clients or bids or any other type of strong competition.

Examples

It is very dog eat dog over in the trading department. Everyone wants to get the big promotion.

Our corporation encourages a dog eat dog culture. They want every worker to prove himself.