Most of us have heard our fair share of sayings in the English language. We know simple sayings like "go fly a kite" or "get lost" mean "go away", as opposed to literal suggestions (unless you are very good at flying kites or are Bear Grylls, in which case you are very likely receiving literal suggestions). However, I can't wrap my head around the insulting and baseless sayings that involve the modern canine. For example, it's somewhat slanderous to suggest that dogs would resort to cannibalism, since I haven't met anyone yet who has seen a "dog eat dog", and yet when the phrase gets bandied about everyone understands exactly what's being said. I guess dog is man's best friend, but when it comes to some reciprocity, man is dogged at best.
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