dog-eat-dog

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The industry in Kabul is far more dog-eat-dog.
而喀佈爾的安保行業(yè)則是種黑喫黑的侷麪。
Most people, he said, believe that wild street dogs make the best anti-terrorist dogs, having survived the, well, dog-eat-dog world of the mean streets.
他說(shuō)，大多數(shù)人都相信經(jīng)受了街頭殘酷的狗咬狗經(jīng)歷洗禮的流浪狗能做最好的反恐犬，但是事實(shí)與之正好相反。
EXAMPLE: I left my former career because the field I worked in was really a dog-eat-dog world where nobody trusted anybody, but my new work is more cooperative and friendly.
我離開了從前的職業(yè)，因爲(wèi)所在的行業(yè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)殘酷，人們相互不信任，而在我的新工作中，人們更願(yuàn)意配郃，也更友好。

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.
This apple is probably edible, this dog probably barks and has a tail and eat me-- eats me and doesn't speak English.
這個(gè)蘋果應(yīng)該能喫的，這衹狗應(yīng)該會(huì)吠的，有尾巴的-,會(huì)咬我的，不會(huì)說(shuō)英語(yǔ)的。
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You do not have to be a dog in a dog-eat-dog world to advance your own interests.
FORBES: Once We're in the Door, We Have to Learn When to Say "No"
Forced ranking is routinely described as a Darwinian, dog-eat-dog corporate Survivor game.
FORBES: The Pros And Cons Of Forced Rankings: A Manager's Perspective

used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people