Word info

law of the jungle

Noun

Meaning

law of the jungle

(idiomatic) The survival of the fittest, strongest, or most cunning

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Well the book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, the law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers. Bob Dylan

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait defies every principle for which the United Nations stands. If we let it succeed, no small country can ever feel safe again. The law of the jungle would take over from the rule of law. Margaret Thatcher

What I need is a lawyer who specializes in the law of the jungle. Ashleigh Brilliant

Capitalism is like the law of the jungle with a few rules. There isn't another system that works for our society but left unchecked, capitalism can have a dehumanising effect. Mohsin Hamid

It took only a day for the law of the jungle, for survival of the fittest, to rule in New Orleans. Source: Internet

“We’re so sad that as a country we are heading for a situation where the law of the jungle, going by might and not right, it’s quite, quite very bad that we are heading for such a very bad period,” said Nambooze. Source: Internet

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