English / idiom
Dog-Eat-Dog
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Fiercely competitive and ruthless, where people will harm others to advance themselves
In context
01
In the dog-eat-dog corporate world, finding a colleague who genuinely supports your growth is rare.
02
Despite working in a dog-eat-dog industry, she always returned kindness to those who helped her start out.
Synonyms
cutthroat,ruthless,intensely competitive
Antonyms
collaborative,mutually supportive,cooperative
Collocations
dog-eat-dog world,dog-eat-dog competition,dog-eat-dog environment