attack dog
Noun
Meaning
a watchdog trained to attack on command
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Dick Cheney has to be the kindliest attack dog ever.
Anybody who knows me knows that I'm no attack dog.
The press is a watchdog. Not an attack dog. Not a lapdog. A watchdog. Now, a watchdog can't be right all the time. He doesn't bark only when he sees or smells something that's dangerous. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious.
Let me start by saying that I do not enjoy nor relish the partisan role of attack dog. I never found any fun in that. I don't think it's constructive. I don't intend to become that here in the Senate.
There is, inside all our heads, the ego's rabid attack dog. It is purely vicious toward others and toward ourselves as well. Learning to control that dog, and ultimately to end its life, is the process and purpose of enlightened relationships.
I think the United States and its British attack dog are not taken seriously anywhere in the world and can play no role in helping a political solution.