1. dog eat dog - Adjective
2. dog eat dog - Phrase
dog eat dog (not comparable)
Ruthlessly acquisitive or competitive. Describes a business or other set of circumstances where people try to succeed at the expense of other people.
In this company it's dog eat dog. If you don't do better than the rest, you're on the street in next to no time.
dog-eat-dog (not comparable)
Alternative form of dog eat dog
dog-eat-dog
There is very little thanks in history. Dog eat dog. John Updike
It's a dog eat dog world, and Mr. Perfect is a Milk Bone. Bobby Heenan
Life is a matter of dog eat dog. American Proverb
After that, Fortune’s life becomes a ridiculous and chaotic mess, as he gradually loses his sanity in the dog-eat-dog world he inhabits. Source: Internet
Every aspect of capitalism has been set forth as a system of dog-eat-dog, and survival of the fittest. Source: Internet
Once the coronavirus is tamed, we’ll go back to the dog-eat-dog, devil-take-the-hindmost economy we all know and love. Source: Internet