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Definition of have a dog in this fight

have a dog in this fight

verb

have a vested interest in the outcome of a situation.






Citation from "Trials", Warehouse 13 (TV), Season 3 Episode 2 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.

Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 28 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: Playing around
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
*a dog with two dcks**	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
a few	Definitions include: a few drinks of alcohol.
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Other terms relating to 'dog':
*a dog with two dcks**	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
be dog meat	Definitions include: be in serious trouble.
big dog	Definitions include: the best at something; "the man".
bite the dog	Definitions include: to start drinking alcohol again in the morning to avoid feeling hung-over.
cats and dogs	Definitions include: raining hard.
chili cheese dog	Definitions include: one of many apocryphal sex "moves".
crazier than a run-over dog	Definitions include: very crazy.
dawg	Definitions include: alternate spelling of dog.
DB	Definitions include: a mess, from "dog's breakfast."
DD	Definitions include: daughter, literally dear daughter.
*dck the dog**	Definitions include: to engage in an unproductive activity; waste time.
dog	Definitions include: a friend.
dog and pony show	Definitions include: a sales pitch.
dog ate (one's) lunch	Definitions include: you're in big trouble.
dog-ear	Definitions include: to mark one's place in a book by folding down the corner of the page.
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Other terms relating to 'fight':
bun fight	Definitions include: a grand party.
cap fight	Definitions include: a light-hearted verbal duel between two people.
cat fight	Definitions include: a fight between two or more females.
sword fight	Definitions include: a gathering with many more males than females.
Other terms relating to 'have':
did Rose Kennedy have a black frock?	Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'."
every cloud has a silver lining.	Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.
GLHF	Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun".
HAGS	Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer".
HAND	Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day."
has-been	Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer.
have	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
have a ball	Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time.
have a beef	Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone.
have a big mouth	Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't.
have a big ol' vag	Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
have a black belt in	Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area.
have a blast	Definitions include: See blast.
have a bone to pick	Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss.
have a box lunch	Definitions include: to perform cunnilingus; "go down on".
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Other terms relating to 'in':
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
all in	Definitions include: involving everyone or everything.
all up in	Definitions include: doing something emphatically.
an ice cube's chance in hell	Definitions include: no chance.
a walk in the park	Definitions include: something easy.
back in the day	Definitions include: at some time before the present.
back in the saddle	Definitions include: having resumed an activity that one had previously stopped performing.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
bald man in a boat	Definitions include: clitoris.
barge in	Definitions include: to intrude.
barge in on	Definitions include: See barge in.
bat in the cave	Definitions include: visible mucus in one's nostrils.
BBIAB	Definitions include: acronym for "be back in a bit", i.e. "I will return in a short amount of time."
be a cold day in hell when	Definitions include: never.
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Other terms relating to 'this':
and you know this, man	Definitions include: of course; definitely.
bag this	Definitions include: someone heavily outmatched in a sporting event may say
blow this joint	Definitions include: to leave.
blow this popsicle stand	Definitions include: to leave.
hitch to this horse	Definitions include: to make one's future success dependent on something.
HTH	Definitions include: acronym for "hope this helps".
ITT	Definitions include: acronym for "in this thread".
let's do this	Definitions include: to agree.
smurf this	Definitions include: "screw this" or "fuck this".
this and that	Definitions include: assorted things.
*this btch**	Definitions include: "here".
this here	Definitions include: this.
this is not a drill	Definitions include: statement that it is time to do an activity for real, rather than for practice.
this mug	Definitions include: the current location.
TINLA	Definitions include: acronym for "this is not legal advice".
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