dog-eat-dog

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The industry in Kabul is far more dog-eat-dog.
而喀布尔的安保行业则是种黑吃黑的局面。
Most people, he said, believe that wild street dogs make the best anti-terrorist dogs, having survived the, well, dog-eat-dog world of the mean streets.
他说，大多数人都相信经受了街头残酷的狗咬狗经历洗礼的流浪狗能做最好的反恐犬，但是事实与之正好相反。
EXAMPLE: I left my former career because the field I worked in was really a dog-eat-dog world where nobody trusted anybody, but my new work is more cooperative and friendly.
我离开了从前的职业，因为所在的行业竞争残酷，人们相互不信任，而在我的新工作中，人们更愿意配合，也更友好。

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world.
This apple is probably edible, this dog probably barks and has a tail and eat me-- eats me and doesn't speak English.
这个苹果应该能吃的，这只狗应该会吠的，有尾巴的-,会咬我的，不会说英语的。
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You do not have to be a dog in a dog-eat-dog world to advance your own interests.
FORBES: Once We're in the Door, We Have to Learn When to Say "No"
Forced ranking is routinely described as a Darwinian, dog-eat-dog corporate Survivor game.
FORBES: The Pros And Cons Of Forced Rankings: A Manager's Perspective

used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people